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Oil Marketing Companies lose nearly Rs 700 on each domestic LPG cylinder. Sujata Sharma is a joint secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. She spoke at a briefing on Thursday.
The government has increased domestic LPG production. It has also secured imports. These steps help strengthen supplies across the country.
Sharma said the loss on each domestic cylinder stays at almost Rs 700. Around 54 TMT of LPG came from domestic sources in the latest daily data.
LPG demand has slowed. Sharma gave three reasons:
- Commercial and industrial users bought less
- Booking cycles changed to 25 days and 45 days
- Delivery Authentication Code linked deliveries reduced demand
The ministry said energy supplies stay stable despite events in West Asia. India holds adequate stocks of crude oil, LPG, natural gas, petrol, and diesel. Refineries operate at optimum levels.
No LPG distributor reported stock shortages. About 99 percent of bookings happen online. About 96 percent of deliveries use the DAC system.
Over the past three days, distributors delivered 1.43 crore cylinders against 1.5 crore bookings.
The government expanded piped natural gas networks. Officials connected 8.82 lakh PNG users since March 2026. Infrastructure is ready for another 2.98 lakh connections. The total reaches 11.80 lakh. More than 80,400 PNG consumers gave up LPG connections by June 3.
Global energy supplies face ongoing strain. The Middle East conflict passed the three-month mark. It started on February 28 when the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Iran then restricted the Strait of Hormuz. This move affects 20 percent of global fuel supplies.