Rationing of gas on the table

e India seeks US marine cover for energy cargoes

- SAURAV ANAND

THE GOVERNMENT MAY consider reprioritising natural gas allocation across sectors to safeguard supplies for fertiliser and city gas distribution (CGD) network after LNG supplies from Qatar were disrupted following an attack on the Ras Laffan liquefaction complex,sources said.

The development comes after GAIL and Petronet LNG indicated that supplies from Qatar have come to a halt, prompting both companies to assess the need to curtail gas supply to downstream consumers.

“As supplies from Qatar En ergy have halted after its Ras Laffan plant was attacked, the government may look at reprioritising gas allocation for crit ical consuming sectors, including fertilisers and CGD,” a senior official aware of the development said.