August 26, 2026 01:19 am (IST)
No shortage of petroleum products: Petroleum Minister
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharamendra Pradhan on Monday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that no shortage of petroleum products due is envisaged due to the present internal crisis in Iraq.
He also said that to ensure energy security for India, the Oil companies are continuously engaged in diversifying their crude basket to eliminate dependence on any particular country or region.
Earlier, amid speculations that prices of subsidised LPG and PDS Kerosene will be hiked, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Friday said there has been no such proposal.
"Certain media reports have appeared, speculating about increase in prices of subsidised LPG and PDS Kerosene. It is clarified that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas is not proposing any increase in their prices," the Ministry said in a statement.
State-run oil marketing companies on Wednesday increased prices of non-subsidised cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs.16.50 per cylinder and aviation turbine fuel ( ATF) or jet fuel by over half percent as global crude prices surged due to the Iraq crisis.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Caste census row: Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi demand separate OBC column in questionnaire
Tue, Aug 25 2026
'Stop trolling women for exercising their freedom': Rahul Gandhi backs Kriti Sanon amid Rakhi ad row
Tue, Aug 25 2026
Big reveal: Indian drone hit Pakistan's Kirana Hills after running out of fuel during Op Sindoor
Tue, Aug 25 2026
India’s food labelling battle: How Coca-Cola, Nestle and other global giants resisted front-of-pack warnings
Tue, Aug 25 2026
Kolkata Metro expansion: KMC clears long-stalled Baranagar–Barrackpore corridor after 15 years
Tue, Aug 25 2026
Fresh trouble for Tarun Tejpal as Supreme Court directs Tehelka founder to surrender within two weeks
Tue, Aug 25 2026
'Hijab not essential to Islam': Allahabad High Court rejects student’s plea, backs school’s right to enforce uniform
Tue, Aug 25 2026
Amazon, Instamart, BigBasket in trouble over ‘poisonous’ Datura sale; Karnataka suspends food licences
Tue, Aug 25 2026
150 Pakistani Sindhi brides reach India for long-delayed weddings
Tue, Aug 25 2026
