Press Release 2025
14-07-2025
GAIL (India) Limited
GAIL signs LNG SPA with Vitol Asia Pte. Ltd. for supply of 1 MMTPA LNG
Singapore, July 14, 2025: Pursuant to the binding Term Sheet signed in January 2024, GAIL (India) Limited and Vitol Asia Pte. Ltd. have executed a long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the annual supply of approximately 1 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) over a period of about 10 years, commencing in 2026. Under the agreement, Vitol will deliver LNG to GAIL from its global LNG portfolio.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Director (Marketing), GAIL, stated that " GAIL is expanding its long-term LNG portfolio to meet demand growth. We are pleased to partner with Vitol Asia Pte. Ltd., and this agreement represents a key milestone in reinforcing GAIL’s capability to reliably serve its diverse and evolving customer base."
Jay Ng, Chief Financial Officer, Vitol Asia and Executive Committee member, said: “Vitol is honoured to extend its relationship with GAIL to a long term LNG supply contract. The growing Indian market is core to Vitol’s strategy and Vitol’s diversified portfolio enables it to offer India a stable supply of cleaner and competitive energy.”
India emerged as the world’s fourth-largest LNG importer in 2024, with demand expected to rise steadily over the next decade. The Government of India has set an ambitious target to increase the share of natural gas in the country's primary energy mix from the current 6% to 15% by 2030. Supporting this vision, India’s LNG regasification capacity has seen substantial growth, nearly doubling from 21 MMTPA in 2014.
About GAIL
GAIL, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise, is India’s leading natural gas transmission and distribution company with gas transmission & distribution pipelines, processing and petrochemicals plants besides interest in upstream oil & gas blocks and LNG regasification terminals in India. GAIL is dedicated to enhancing the nation’s energy infrastructure and promoting sustainable development through various initiatives in natural gas, petrochemicals, and renewable energy. For more information, please visit www.gailonline.com
About Vitol
Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities, including metals, to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business, trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $13+billion invested in long-term assets. Vitol’s customers include national energy companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2024 were $331bn.
LNG at Vitol
Vitol is a long-established participant in LNG markets, having commenced LNG trading in the mid-2000s. It has a diversified global LNG portfolio of contracts and equity positions, enabling it to provide customers with tailor-made supply solutions on a short and long-term basis. In 2024 Vitol delivered 18mMT of LNG www.vitol.com