India Aims to Buy More LPG From US as Part of Planned Deal (1)

India’s state-owned refiners intend to buy more liquefied petroleum gas from the US at the expense of Middle Eastern supplies as part of a planned trade deal, people familiar with the companies’ plans said.

The buyers aim to take 10% of total LPG imports from the US, and pare long-term purchases from countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia next year, the people said, asking not to be named as the information is private. So far in 2025, the US has accounted for about 7% of India’s LPG imports, Kpler data show.

New Delhi — which ...