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India refiners to add 4,000 tonnes daily LPG output
The Economic Times··11 Sept
Indian refiners plan to add about 4,000 metric tonnes per day of LPG. That is more than 10 percent above roughly 37,000 metric tonnes daily output now, sources said. Hormuz transit is unreliable after US and Iran attacks on ships. August LPG imports fell 25 percent year on year to 1.45 million tonnes, Vortexa data show.
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What It Means For You
- Households relying on LPG cylinders may face tighter supply if Hormuz disruption lasts a week, refiners warn.
- Industrial bulk LPG users already shifted toward piped gas or diesel as consumption plunged.
- Higher domestic output aims to offset import shortfalls since the February 28 war began.
What's Happening
- Domestic LPG consumption was 17 percent lower year on year in August, ministry data show.
- India had peaked production at 54,000 tonnes daily in May before cutting to ease petrochemical shortages.
- July production fell 19 percent month on month to 1.2 million tonnes.
Hormuz and Household Fuel
- About a fifth of global crude and gas transited Hormuz before the conflict.
- President Donald Trump hinted oil prices could stay high until November mid-terms.
- Refiners previously diverted inputs from petrochemical streams to maximize LPG.
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