Govt says all refineries operating at high capacity and maintaining sufficient stocks of petrol, diesel

The government has said that all refineries are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories and maintaining sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel. Addressing the Inter-Ministerial Briefing in New Delhi today on recent developments in West Asia, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sujata Sharma said that over the past four days, one crore 84 lakh cylinders have been delivered.
She said, during the same period, around 24,184 tonnes of commercial LPG have been sold. She added that about two lakh 18,005 kilogram LPG cylinders were sold, including nearly fourteen thousand 500 cylinders distributed through camps.
Joint Secretary in the Department of Fertilizers Bandana Preyashi said that the overall stock position of fertilizers in the country is normal. She said that for Kharif season 2026, the fertilizer requirement has been re-assessed by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare at 383.9 lakh metric tonnes. She added that farmers already purchased a total 102.78 lakh metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers in the on-going Kharif-2026 till today which is approximately 37% of the total requirement.
Director in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Opesh Kumar Sharma, said that the LNG carrier DISHA, carrying 62 thousand 370 metric tonnes of cargo, has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz. Mr Sharma said that the vessel is expected to reach Dahej port in Gujarat on Thursday. He said that the Directorate General of Shipping is closely monitoring the situation and is in continuous coordination with different stakeholders. He added that the Ministry has facilitated the safe repatriation of more than 3587 Indian seafarers so far, including 50 in the last 96 hours from various locations across the Gulf region.’