Joint Secretary of the Petroleum Ministry, Sujata Sharma said on Thursday that any incident that happens in the Middle East will affect us, we take 90 percent LPG and 47 percent LNG from Qatar. There is a war going on, it is affecting us, that is why we are trying to provide information every day. At present, the situation regarding the supply of petroleum products in the country remains balanced. He said the supply of crude oil is adequate and refineries are operating at full capacity. Petrol pumps are operating normally and there is no report of fuel dry-out anywhere.
PNG and CNG supply continues at 100 percent. Commercial LPG users are being motivated to adopt PNG by providing incentives and instant connections through CGD companies, where network is available. To prevent black marketing and hoarding, states have activated control rooms and intensified raids, while oil marketing companies are conducting inspections.
Appeal to adopt PNG instead of LPG
The government is continuously appealing to consumers to adopt PNG instead of LPG. Many companies have also started incentives in this direction, due to which about 1.25 lakh new PNG connections have been issued so far. However, the situation of LPG still remains a matter of concern. There has been some reduction in panic booking, but the demand pressure has not reduced completely. To strengthen the distribution system, 17 states have issued allocation orders for commercial gas, while 15 states have issued supply orders for kerosene.
The role of states is very important
The government has made it clear that the role of states is very important in curbing black marketing. In this series, the Central Government has written a letter to all the states and instructed them to take strict action against hoarding and black marketing. To make the monitoring system more effective, monitoring centers have also been started at the district level in 31 states, so that supply and distribution can be continuously monitored.
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According to PIB, India’s total consumption of natural gas is about 189 MMSCMD, out of which 97.5 MMSCMD of gas is produced domestically. Around 47.4 MMSCMD gas supply has been affected due to ‘force majeure’ conditions. The government has said that domestic PNG (piped natural gas) supply and CNG supply for vehicles will continue at 100 per cent level, with no reduction of any kind. India imports about 60 per cent of its total LPG consumption, and about 90 per cent of these imports come through the Strait of Hormuz; Due to the current developments the supplies via this route have been affected.