No fuel shortage, avoid creating fake narratives: Hardeep Puri

NEW DELHI: There is no fuel shortage, and India has sufficient crude oil stock at the moment, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, adding that people should not spread rumours and avoid creating fake narratives.

Speaking in Parliament, the minister stressed that the volume of energy in India is secure.

"India's crude supply position is secure, and the secured volume exceeds what Hormuz would have delivered. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outstanding diplomatic outreach and goodwill, India has secured crude volumes that exceed what the disrupted Strait of Hormuz could have delivered in the same period," Puri emphasised.

India is securing its energy needs by diversifying import sources beyond West Asia amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region, he said, adding that domestic gas supplies remain stable.