France's Total starts up LPG terminal in India

PARIS Jan 14 (Reuters) - French oil and gas giant Total (TOTF.PA) has launcheda liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal in south eastern India with a 60,000 tonne storage capacity, the company said on Monday.

The facility is owned and operated by South Asia LPG, a company owned jointly by Total and HPCL (HPCL.BO), the second-largest petroleum refining and marketing public business of India, Total said in a press release.

"With a storage capacity of 60,000 metric tonnes, this terminal is the largest LPG import facility of India, able to accommodate the largest LPG vessels available on the market," Total added. (Reporting by Muriel Boselli)