Hardeep Singh Puri

“I recall my time as Ambassador to Brazil—specifically between 2006 and 2008. Sharad Pawar was the agriculture minister around that time. We had set a target of achieving 5% biofuel blending across te…”

“In contrast, between now and 2030, our own refining capacity, currently around 270 million metric tons per annum, is set to rise to between 310 and 320 million metric tons.”

“Domestic LPG production rose from 35,000 metric tonnes to 54,000 metric tonnes during the crisis.”

“Meanwhile, in Europe, refining capacity is declining by 2 lakh 20 thousand barrels per day. By 2030, the region's refining capacity will stand at 75 million metric tons.”

“Yet, if we look globally, no greenfield refinery has been built in the United States in the last 50 years.”

“nearly 60% of India's LPG requirement was met through imports, with 90% of those supplies passing through Hormuz before "war conditions brought that supply to a near-halt".”

“In a very short span of time, India connected over 1.1 million households to PNG.”

“Despite companies absorbing losses of more than Rs 75,000 crore on diesel and petrol between April and June, and the Centre reducing excise duty by Rs 10 per litre, he said there were no major supply…”