India’s government-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has released an unusual tender for a tanker to collect propane and butane from Russia’s Ust-Luga facility right away, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Monday.
The ship is required to carry 12,000 metric tons of butane and 8,000 tons of propane for delivery to India’s western coastline. It must avoid any sanctions and have no connections to Iran, as stated in the document.
HPCL has not yet replied to inquiries for further details.
Public refiners in India are looking to source liquefied petroleum gas, commonly used for cooking, from a broader range of suppliers including Russia, as the country grapples with its most severe LPG shortage in many years.
Deliveries from the Middle East have been interrupted due to the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Officials in India have indicated that they are acquiring LPG from nations such as the United States, Norway, Canada, and Russia.
