Petronet LNG will build a 5 MT import capacity terminal at Kochi by October 2012. Petronet was originally building a 2.5 MT a year import terminal at Kochi by July 2012 at an estimated cost of about $650 million. But the company has now decided to add a few more facilities to double the capacity of the terminal that will cost an additional $70-80 million. The terminal would have to import natural gas in its liquefied state in cryogenic ships and then turn it back into its gaseous state.