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Gail Taking Legal Action Over Missed SEFE LNG Supplies

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India’s Gail will take legal action against Gazprom's subsidiary SEFE for losses incurred because of failed LNG supplies from June 2022-February 2023 according to Gail chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta on 19 May.

  • "They had alleged force majeure which we did not accept, considering it was a portfolio contract and they should have supplied it from other geographies when there was an issue with Russian gas," he said.
  • Gail is set to receive four LNG cargoes in May and June from SEFE priced at 13$/mmbtu, having received four cargoes in March-April when supplies resumed. Gail expects supplies from SEFE to continue over the coming months as part of 20-year term LNG deals signed in 2012 for an average of 2.5m t/yr.
  • Gail is separately seeking an LNG cargo for mid June delivery and is also looking to swap up to one cargo a month in 2024 from its US offtake position.
  • Spot demand in south Asian countries has been boosted this year by falling gas prices but India is looking for long-term gas supply deals to reduce the impact of spot price volatility and to support the government’s plans to boost natural gas use.

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