Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri today said that India endured the closure of Hormuz without any shortages anywhere in the country. Sharing his thoughts in a blog, Mr Puri said that India will build additional capabilities to strengthen its energy resilience. He said that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi effectively shielded the energy consumers from any negative impact, even as the world faced one of the worst energy crises and disrupted supply chains.

He further said that the country has transitioned from a country importing more than 85 percent of its crude to a country that has 24 refineries, more than 47 thousand kilometres of oil and gas pipelines, and over one lakh petrol pumps that serve nearly eight crore people every day.

Mr Puri said that today, stocks are full, pumps are open, and the Indian consumer has paid less for energy through this crisis than any other consumer in the world.

The Minister said that at the peak of the war, when no vessel was moving out of Hormuz, over 12 Indian LPG vessels were quietly moved out of Hormuz without paying any tolls, which is the largest number for any country. Mr Puri said that during the crisis, the country’s crude basket widened from 27 countries to 41, and the import terminals doubled.