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Indians queue for cooking gas as Iran crisis fuels shortage fears

Published on 03/11/2026 at 08:10 pm AEDT - Modified on 03/11/2026 at 08:11 pm AEDT

Reuters

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STORY: :: Indians line up for cooking gas amid shortage fears as the Middle East crisis deepens supply concerns

:: Gorakhpur, India/March 11, 2026

:: Bhopal, India

The anxiety follows Qatar's decision last week to halt production after Iran launched strikes on Gulf countries following Israeli and U.S. attacks. Qatar is India's biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, and the disruption has raised alarms over potential spillover effects on domestic fuel availability.

Meanwhile, India's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday that there was no shortage of LPG for household use, seeking to calm consumers after reports of panic buying.

To mitigate the crisis, India invoked emergency powers and directed refiners to maximize LPG production to prevent a shortage of the essential cooking fuel.

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