Petronet to get 0.6 mln tonnes LNG in 2012 from France's GDF Suez

India's Petronet LNG has signed a short-term deal with France's GDF Suez to buy 0.6 million tonnes or 9 cargoes of liquefied natural gas in 2012, the Indian company said in a statement on Monday, Reuters reports. GDF Suez holds a 10 percent stake in Petronet LNG, which operates a LNG regassification terminal at Dahej in western Gujarat state which is currently operating at over 10 million tonnes per year.