Government Fixes LPG Production Targets for Refiners, Reliance Gets Largest Share
The order sets facility-specific benchmarks and seeks to build a domestic supply buffer after the West Asia crisis exposed India’s import dependence.
- On Thursday, The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry specified maximum LPG production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies, setting combined potential at 63,810 tonnes daily—more than double FY26 output and about 70% of India's daily consumption.
- The West Asia crisis exposed India's vulnerability when the Iran war effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping lane through which India received 90% of its LPG imports from nations like Saudi Arabia, forcing emergency rationing.
- Eighteen public sector refineries received orders to produce a combined 31,470 tonnes daily, while Reliance Industries' Jamnagar facility must produce 18,000 tonnes and upstream producers ONGC and GAIL face a combined target of 6,460 tonnes.
- Companies must now maintain adequate infrastructure for LPG storage and transport via rail and road tankers, while refiners are mandated to implement technically feasible upgrades such as naphtha-to-LPG conversion to maximize output beyond current minimum levels.
- The government will review production schedules every six months, allowing for updates from new refineries and technology upgrades, establishing a standing framework to prevent future shortages and maintain a domestic LPG supply buffer.
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Govt sets LPG production targets for refiners; Reliance gets largest quota
New Delhi, Aug 16: The government has for the first time fixed maximum cooking gas LPG production targets for individual public- and private-sector refineries and upstream companies, as it seeks to build a domestic supply buffer after the West Asia conflict exposed the country's vulnerability to disruptions in imported cooking gas. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, in an order issued on August 13, has specified maximum LPG production level…
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Reformatorisch DagbladIndia is striving for a substantial increase in the country's production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Imports were disrupted by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the country facing a major shortage.
Govt sets LPG production targets for refiners amid Middle East conflict
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, in an order issued on August 13, has specified maximum LPG production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies, with combined production potential set at 63,810 tonnes a day.
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