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

Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, told reporters that the demand for bottled hydrocarbon gas is currently about 72 thousand metric tonnes (TMT)/day, while domestic production is about 50-52 TMT/day. File. Photo credit: PIB

State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been asked to maintain liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stocks to meet demand for at least thirty days, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary of the Union Petroleum Ministry, told reporters at a bi-weekly briefing on the situation in West Asia here on Friday (May 29, 2026).

“Oil marketing companies have been asked to resolve (so that) they have at least thirty days of LPG stock and they are working on it,” she informed, adding that OMCs have also been asked to extend the same to petroleum.

Ms. Sharma also told reporters that the demand for bottled hydrocarbon gas is currently about 72 thousand metric tonnes (TMT)/day, while domestic production is about 50-52 TMT/day.

“LPG demand is also affected by seasonal fluctuations,” she said, “Therefore after demand management (measures) by the government and also due to the impact of season, currently the demand is around 72 TMT/day and we are producing 50-52 TMT/day internally in our domestic refineries.

Published – 29 May 2026 18:31 IST