OMCs asked to maintain LPG reserves to meet at least thirty days of demand: Official

State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been asked to maintain liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) reserves to meet at least thirty days’ demand, Union Petroleum Ministry Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma told reporters at a bi-weekly briefing on the situation in West Asia here on Friday, May 29, 2026.

“Oil marketing companies have been asked to solve this problem. [such that] “They have a minimum of thirty days for reserves for LPG, and they are working on it,” she informed, adding that OMCs have also been asked to expand the same for crude oil as well.

Ms. Sharma also told reporters that the demand for bottled hydrocarbon gas currently stands at around 72 Thousand Metric Tonnes (TMT) per day, of which around 50-52 TMT per day is produced domestically.

“LPG demand is also affected by seasonal changes,” he said and continued: “Therefore, after demand management [measures] “Demand is currently around 72 TMT/day, both by the government and the effect of the season, and we are producing 50-52 TMT/day in our domestic refineries.”