The vessel, to be loaded with 12,000 metric tons of butane and 8,000 tons of propane for discharge on India’s west coast, must not be under sanctions and must have no links to Iran, the document said.
HPCL did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Indian state refiners are seeking to buy LPG, used as cooking gas, from more diversified sources, including Russia, as India faces its worst LPG supply crisis in decades.
Supplies from the Middle East have been disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Indian nL1N4000IN authorities have previously said they are purchasing LPG from countries including the US, Norway, Canada, and Russia.
India consumed 33.15 million tons of LPG last year, with imports accounting for about 60% of demand. About 90% of those imports came from the Middle East.
HPCL shares closed /span>/span>350.50 on Monday. The stock has declined nealry 30% this year.
