OMCs asked to maintain LPG reserves to meet at least thirty days of demand: Official
State-owned oil-marketing companies have been instructed to maintain liquified petroleum gas reserves for at least thirty days of demand. The current demand for LPG is approximately 72 Thousand Metric Tonnes, while domestic production is around 50-52 TMT. Seasonal variations also affect LPG demand, prompting the government to implement demand management measures.
- ▪Oil-marketing companies have been asked to maintain LPG reserves for a minimum of thirty days.
- ▪The current demand for LPG stands at about 72 Thousand Metric Tonnes.
- ▪Domestic production of LPG is around 50-52 Thousand Metric Tonnes.
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State-owned oil-marketing companies (OMCs) have been asked to maintain reserves of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to meet a minimum of thirty days of demand, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary at the Union Petroleum Ministry told reporters at the bi-weekly briefing about the situation in West Asia here on Friday (May 29, 2026).“Oil-marketing companies have been asked to work out [such that] they have a minimum of thirty days for reserves for LPG, and they are working on it,” she informed, adding that OMCs have also been asked to expand that for crude oil as well. A reality check on govt.’s claim of 45 days of LPG ‘rolling stock’Ms.
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