US EditionIndia Invokes Force Majeure, Gives Priority to Gas Sales to Key Sectors
India prioritizes essential sectors with up to 100% gas supply, while fertilizer and industrial users face cuts to 70% and 80%, respectively, amid global LNG shortages.
- On March 9, 2026, the central government notified the Natural Gas Order, 2026, fixing sector supplies based on six-month averages and dividing consumers into priority categories.
- Supply disruptions caused by the West Asia conflict constrained LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to invoke the Essential Commodities Act to regulate supply.
- Allocations specify that Domestic Piped Natural Gas for households, Compressed Natural Gas for transport, LPG production and pipeline compressor fuel receive up to 100%, fertilizer plants get 70%, and tea industries, manufacturing units, and City Gas Distribution networks receive 80% of their six-month average consumption.
- Operationally, the order requires individual plant allocations to be non-transferable and fertilizer companies to certify gas use only for fertilizer production under a regulatory compliance mechanism.
- Regional measures show several Asian countries ration fuel amid supply disruption, while analysts warn that blocking the Strait of Hormuz threatens India's energy security, with United States President Donald Trump promising to hit Iran 'twenty times harder'.
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