Q. With reference to global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure and India’s energy imports, consider the following statements:
1.Ras Laffan City in Qatar operates as the world’s largest single export site LNG.
2.India’s Petronet LNG imports a substantial volume of its long-term LNG contracts from the Ras Laffan.
3.Ras Laffan is connected to Iran via an underwater trans-Persian Gulf natural gas pipeline.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Ras Laffan Industrial City, located north of Doha, is Qatar’s primary hub for liquefying and shipping natural gas extracted from the offshore North Dome field.
- Statement 2 is correct: India relies heavily on Qatari LNG, with state-backed Petronet LNG procuring millions of tonnes annually sourced directly from Ras Laffan terminal under long-term supply contracts.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: There is no cross-gulf pipeline linking Ras Laffan to Iran; Qatar and Iran process and export gas from their respective offshore zones independently due to sanctions and geopolitical divergence.
