NEW DELHI: An official from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Thursday, May 14, said that there are adequate stocks of petrol and diesel available across petrol pumps in the country, while adding that the regular retail prices remains unchanged.
The official added that there is no price increase at PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) retail outlets.
“All citizens are requested to make necessary efforts to conserve energy in their daily use during the current situation,” IANS quoted the Petroleum Ministry official as saying during the daily inter-ministerial briefing.
“Citizens are advised to avoid panic purchase of petrol, diesel and LPG as the government is making all efforts to ensure availability of petrol, diesel and LPG. Beware of rumours and rely on official sources for correct information,” the ministry official said.
Amid the ongoing geopolitical situation, the government said that it has ensured that 100 per cent supply is being made to domestic LPG, domestic PNG and CNG (transport).
In the last three days, nearly 1.90 lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders were sold, while about 67,600 5-kg FTL cylinders were sold on Wednesday itself.
“About 1.39 crore LPG cylinders were delivered against bookings of around 1.40 crore LPG cylinders during the last 3 days,” the ministry said.
Since March 2026, about 7.03 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, while infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.72 lakh connections. This takes the total to 9.75 lakh connections, IANS reported.
“About 7.49 lakh customers have been registered for new connections. Till May 13, more than 57,200 PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections via MYPNGD.in website,” the ministry said.
Meanwhile, PSU OMCs have strengthened and continued surprise inspections. They have imposed penalties on 401 LPG distributorships, while 76 LPG distributorships have been suspended till Wednesday.
The provision for 1,120 MT per day, from the LPG pool, has been made for pharma, chemical and paint sector companies, officials said.
Since May 1, 2026, over 6,700 MT of C3-C4 Molecules (comprising propylene and butylene) and more than 2,800 MT of butyl acrylate have been sold by Mumbai, Kochi, Vizag, Chennai, Mathura and Gujarat refineries to the chemical, pharma, and paint industry, the government officials added.
Agencies