India Lifts Emergency Gas Supply Curbs As LNG Shipments Resume Via Strait Of Hormuz

Last Updated:July 05, 2026, 14:56 IST

The Centre imposed emergency restrictions on natural gas supplies to ensure equitable distribution and continued availability of LNG amid the US-Iran conflict.

India has withdrawn emergency natural gas supply restrictions imposed during the US-Iran conflict after liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz resumed following a ceasefire agreement.

Several LNG suppliers had invoked force majeure clauses as the US and Israel carried out attacks on Iran and Tehran retaliated by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz. The disruptions had necessitated the diversion of natural gas supplies to priority sectors, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Saturday.

On March 9, the Centre had notified the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, regulating production, sector-wise allocation, diversion, distribution, disposal, acquisition, use and consumption of natural gas, including LNG and regasified LNG, to ensure equitable distribution and continued availability of natural gas.

The Ministry noted that the situation had significantly improved in West Asia, with energy flows returning to normal levels and LNG cargo movements stabilising through the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran agreed on a ceasefire.

As such, the Centre notified the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) (Amendment) Order, 2026, withdrawing the emergency supply controls.

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