US EditionExplained: Where Does India Get Its Oil and Gas From?
The government invoked the Essential Commodities Act after commercial LPG supply disruptions to prioritize household cooking gas amid blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Centre invoked the Essential Commodities Act on Tuesday to secure domestic cooking-gas supplies after the supply outlook shifted, officials said.
- With the war in West Asia virtually blocking shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, officials had earlier reassured the public, threatening LPG flows to India.
- The source does not specify actions by these associations; remove references to them and state that hotels have appealed for uninterrupted commercial LPG supplies.
- To protect households, imports will be adjusted, and suppliers will ramp up supplies from other geographies to make up for disruptions, and sources say consumers are unlikely to face shortages.
- Amid criticism, government sources on March 11 told media 'Today, we have more energy sources than what is stuck in the Straits of Hormuz.
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Explained: Where does India get its oil and gas from?
LPG shortage: India imports crude from over 40 countries, led by Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Qatar supplies nearly half of India’s LNG, while Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar provide over 90 per cent of LPG imports. Around 50 per cent of India’s crude and 60 per cent of gas shipments typically pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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AlKhaleej TodayIndia prioritises household gas supply as war-linked disruptions threaten restaurants
MUMBAI, March 10 — India ordered tighter controls over natural and cooking gas today following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war, with restaurants warning it could spark widespread closures.The world’s most populous nation is the fourth-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, and second-largest buyer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), such as that used for cooking—much of which is sourced from the Middle East.“The ongoing confli…
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