Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tells Parliament and industry that India faces no fuel shortage despite geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit, he assures that crude oil and LPG supply remain adequate, citing national stocks of 69 days of crude oil and LNG and 45 days of LPG. Puri also says the government increases LPG production to address potential disruptions, raising daily output to about 54,000 tonnes per day. Business Standard and The Hindu both report that LPG production has been ramped up from earlier levels of roughly 35,000–36,000 tonnes per day to 54,000 tonnes per day.
The reports also note Puri’s reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent austerity appeal, which he frames as a prompt to consider measures to reduce fiscal pressure amid the West Asia conflict. While the outlets focus on different aspects—stock levels, production ramp-up, and the austerity message—each describes Puri’s stance that current supply conditions are stable and that production has been strengthened to prevent shortages.
