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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India's top refiner IOCL scouts stakes in gas carriers as it plans higher US imports

NEW DELHI - India's top refiner, ​Indian Oil Corp (IOC), is ​looking to acquire a 50% stake in very ​large gas carriers (VLGCs), according to a tender document, as it prepares to increase imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United ‌States.

IOC would ⁠be ⁠the first Indian refiner seeking ownership of VLGCs. The company currently ​relies mainly on time-chartered LPG and crude tankers.

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