No shortage of energy in country, LPG, oil supply situation comfortable: Hardeep Singh Puri
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Dated:- 13-6-2026
PTI
Chandigarh/Ludhiana, Jun 13 (PTI) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said there is no shortage of energy in the country and the supply situation of crude oil, LPG and natural gas is quite comfortable.
Speaking with reporters in Ludhiana, Puri further asserted that, while fuel prices rose considerably in many countries, rates in India dropped by 3.1 per cent from May 2022 to May 2026.
The petroleum and natural gas minister said oil prices rose across the world in the wake of the Iran conflict.
Sharing data of fuel prices during May 2022 to May 2026, Puri said petrol prices in Pakistan rose by
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at it put an additional burden of Rs 1 lakh crore on the budget.
But the PM did not want people to face any financial burden, he said.
“When we raised petrol and diesel prices, how much did it increase? Fuel prices rose by Rs 7.60 a litre,” he said. In addition to Japan, there was the lowest increase in fuel prices in India, he said.
Replying to a question on capping sale of diesel at 200 litres a day, he said it was done to curb black marketing.
To another question, Puri said the supply situation is quite comfortable. “We have a stock of crude oil for over 60 days, we have natural gas stock for over 60 days,” he said.
On the LPG situation, he said it is also quite comfortable.
For example, if 80,000 metric tonne of LPG p
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