OMCs asked to maintain LPG reserves to meet at least thirty days of demand: Official

State-owned oil-marketing companies (OMCs) person been asked to support reserves of liquified petroleum state (LPG) to conscionable a minimum of 30 days of demand, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary astatine the Union Petroleum Ministry told reporters astatine the bi-weekly briefing astir the concern successful West Asia present connected Friday (May 29, 2026).

“Oil-marketing companies person been asked to enactment retired [such that] they person a minimum of 30 days for reserves for LPG, and they are moving connected it,” she informed, adding that OMCs person besides been asked to grow that for crude lipid arsenic well.

Ms. Sharma besides told reporters that the request for the bottled hydrocarbon state presently stands astatine astir 72 Thousand Metric Tonnes (TMT) with astir 50-52 TMT being produced domestically.

“The request for LPG is besides impacted by seasonal variations,” she stated, “Therefore, aft request absorption [measures] by the authorities and besides due to the fact that of the interaction of the season, close present the request is astir 72 TMT and we are producing 50-52 TMT in-house successful our home refineries.”