India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures
The Peninsula
Mumbai, India: India ordered tighter controls over natural and cooking gas on Tuesday following import disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict,...
Mumbai, India: India ordered tighter controls over natural and cooking gas on Tuesday following import disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict, with restaurants warning it could spark widespread closures.
The world's most populous nation is the fourth largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, and second-largest buyer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), such as that used for cooking -- much of which is sourced from the Middle East.
"The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in the disruption of liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz," the Ministry of Petroleum said in an order issued on Tuesday.
It said the new rules would "ensure equitable distribution and continued availability for priority sectors".
The ministry ordered that LNG supplies be prioritised to supply households, transport sectors and production of LPG.
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