West Asia crisis: No fuel shortage in India, refineries running at full capacity, says govt

The government on Monday said that India has adequate crude oil and LPG supplies, and there is no shortage across the country. Speaking at an inter-ministerial briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said, "Crude is available in sufficient quantity. All refineries are operating at the highest capacity. Our petrol pumps are operating normally. No dry out has been reported anywhere." She added that the supply of piped natural gas (PNG) to households and compressed natural gas (CNG) used in transport has remained at 100 per cent. She further said that consumers who have both PNG and LPG connections have been requested to give up their LPG connection in order to improve distribution efficiency.