Archive · 16 Aug 2026
India mandates daily LPG output target of 63.81 KTPD
The Indian government wants to make sure there is enough cooking gas for everyone.
It told 24 oil companies how much gas they can make each day.
Together, these companies can make about 63.81 thousand tonnes of gas every day.
This is a lot of gas!
The biggest maker is Reliance Industries, which can make 18 thousand tonnes each day.
The government also wants companies to build better storage and transport for the gas.
If there is ever a shortage, the government can ask companies to make even more gas.
The rules are part of an old law about keeping important products available.
The government will check and update these numbers twice a year.
This helps keep cooking gas supplies strong and safe.
The Indian government set a combined maximum LPG production potential of 63.81 thousand metric tonnes per day (KTPD) for 24 refinery and upstream oil companies.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the order on August 13, covering 18 public-sector refineries, three private-sector companies, and three upstream companies.
Reliance Industries has the highest specified LPG production potential at 18 KTPD, followed by BPCL's Kochi refinery at 4.80 KTPD and Nayara Energy at 4.48 KTPD.
The order amends the Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production, Storage and Supply) Order, 1999, and requires companies to develop infrastructure for LPG storage, evacuation, and transportation.
The government retains power to direct companies to ramp up LPG production in the public interest, and the production schedule will be updated twice a year on January 1 and July 1.
- Who
- The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and 24 refinery and upstream oil companies in India.
- What
- The government mandated maximum LPG production levels totaling 63.81 KTPD to strengthen domestic cooking-gas supplies.
- When
- The order was dated August 13.
- Where
- India, with the order issued from New Delhi.
- Why
- To strengthen domestic cooking-gas supplies and improve resilience against supply disruptions.
- Total LPG production potential
- 63.81 KTPD
- Number of companies covered
- 24 (18 public-sector refineries, 3 private-sector, 3 upstream)
- Highest potential
- Reliance Industries at 18 KTPD
- Second highest potential
- BPCL Kochi refinery at 4.80 KTPD
- Third highest potential
- Nayara Energy at 4.48 KTPD
- Order date
- August 13
- Amended order
- Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production, Storage and Supply) Order, 1999
- Schedule updates
- Twice a year on January 1 and July 1
