New Delhi Liquified natural gas (LNG) handling terminals in the country, including the proposed ones, will have to offer a little less than a third of their total capacity for third-party use at fair and competitive terms, according to the norms being worked out by the oil ministry.

The idea is to remove entry barriers in the business of supplying imported natural gas to industries. Open access is considered vital for fostering competition in the LNG sector as it optimises land use by various players for regasifying the frozen gas and its further transportation to customers.