India’s LPG imports from West Asia fell almost 85% between February 2026 and June. File
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The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, said last week that 67% of India’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came from the U.S.
Although he didn’t mention the timeframe for when energy-hungry India “achieved” this, it is clearly a drastic shift from an earlier government decision to source about 10% of cooking gas from the U.S.
Published – August 11, 2026 10:31 am IST
