It offered two cargoes to load from the Cove Point plant in the United States on a free-on-board (FOB) basis over Jan. 4 to 6 and Feb. 11 to 13, they said.

It is also seeking two cargoes for delivery into Dabhol in India over Jan. 7 to 15 and over Feb. 4 to 10 on a delivered ex-ship (DES) basis, they added.

The tender closes on Nov. 5.

The Indian importer has 20-year deals to buy 5.8 million tonnes a year of U.S. LNG, split between Dominion Energy's Cove Point plant and Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass site in Louisiana.

(Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)