As many as eight contractors are looking to qualify for a tender covering expansion of Petronet LNG’s Dahej import terminal in Gujarat.

The operator plans to lift regasification capacity from the current 10 million tonnes per annum to 15 million tpa.

Japan’s IHI Corporation and Toyo Engineering, Korean giant Samsung, Italy’s Saipem and Tecnimont, UK-based Whessoe, Technip from France and Indian engineering major Larsen & Toubro have thrown their hats in the ring, according to sources close to the tendering process.