<p>New Delhi: Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers- BW TYR and BW ELM- have safely navigated through the war-hit<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/strait-of-hormuz"> Strait of Hormuz</a> and are expected to reach Indian shores in the next couple of days.</p><p>Two LPG carriers have a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, roughly a day's supply of the country's cooking gas.</p> .Amid LPG crisis, Bengaluru bets big on biogas plants .<p>BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected arrival on March 31 and BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with an estimated arrival date of April 1, an official in the Ministry of Shipping said here on Sunday.</p><p>Earlier, four Indian-flagged LPG tankers had safely sailed through the strait.</p><p>For a country that relies on imports from Gulf nations to meet as much as 60 per cent of its cooking gas needs, the arrivals will help ease the worst LPG shortage it is battling in decades. India consumed 33.15 million tonnes of LPG last year, with imports accounting for about 60 per cent of demand. As much as 90 per cent of those imports came from West Asia.</p> .<p>With the strait all but shut, the government is sourcing LPG from nations like the US and Argentina.</p><p>"A total of 18 Indian-flagged vessels with 485 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region," the statement said.</p><p>The DG Shipping control room is operating round-the-clock and has handled 4,523 calls and 8,985 emails since activation, including 92 calls and 120 emails in the past 24 hours, the statement said, adding that safe repatriation of more than 942 Indian seafarers so far, including four in the last day, has been facilitated, a statement from the government said.</p> .<p>The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that it has stepped up measures to secure fuel and gas supplies amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while urging citizens to avoid panic buying as sporadic rushes were reported at fuel stations.</p><p>Refineries are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories, and stocks of petrol and diesel remain sufficient nationwide. Retail outlets are functioning normally, even as rumours triggered temporary spikes in demand in some states.</p><p>"There were certain rumours, which led to panic buying at some retail outlets in a few states, resulting in unusually high sales and heavy crowding at retail outlets. However, it is informed that there are adequate stocks of petrol and diesel available at all petrol pumps in the country," the statement said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers- BW TYR and BW ELM- have safely navigated through the war-hit<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/strait-of-hormuz"> Strait of Hormuz</a> and are expected to reach Indian shores in the next couple of days.</p><p>Two LPG carriers have a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, roughly a day's supply of the country's cooking gas.</p> .Amid LPG crisis, Bengaluru bets big on biogas plants .<p>BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected arrival on March 31 and BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with an estimated arrival date of April 1, an official in the Ministry of Shipping said here on Sunday.</p><p>Earlier, four Indian-flagged LPG tankers had safely sailed through the strait.</p><p>For a country that relies on imports from Gulf nations to meet as much as 60 per cent of its cooking gas needs, the arrivals will help ease the worst LPG shortage it is battling in decades. India consumed 33.15 million tonnes of LPG last year, with imports accounting for about 60 per cent of demand. As much as 90 per cent of those imports came from West Asia.</p> .<p>With the strait all but shut, the government is sourcing LPG from nations like the US and Argentina.</p><p>"A total of 18 Indian-flagged vessels with 485 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region," the statement said.</p><p>The DG Shipping control room is operating round-the-clock and has handled 4,523 calls and 8,985 emails since activation, including 92 calls and 120 emails in the past 24 hours, the statement said, adding that safe repatriation of more than 942 Indian seafarers so far, including four in the last day, has been facilitated, a statement from the government said.</p> .<p>The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that it has stepped up measures to secure fuel and gas supplies amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while urging citizens to avoid panic buying as sporadic rushes were reported at fuel stations.</p><p>Refineries are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories, and stocks of petrol and diesel remain sufficient nationwide. Retail outlets are functioning normally, even as rumours triggered temporary spikes in demand in some states.</p><p>"There were certain rumours, which led to panic buying at some retail outlets in a few states, resulting in unusually high sales and heavy crowding at retail outlets. However, it is informed that there are adequate stocks of petrol and diesel available at all petrol pumps in the country," the statement said.</p>
