India has diversified LPG sources, says Hardeep Singh Puri amid panic over supply

India has “actively” diversified its liquefied petroleum gas (or cooking gas) imports to alternate suppliers such as the US, Norway, Canada, Algeria, and Russia, in addition to available Gulf sources, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri told Parliament on Thursday.

It should be noted that India was previously importing approximately 60% of its LPG requirements from Gulf countries such as Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and 40% is produced domestically. Procurement has now been actively diversified, with cargoes being secured from the United States, Norway, Canada, Algeria, and Russia, in addition to available Gulf sources,” he said in the Lok Sabha in a statement.