Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 9 The administration in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has directed oil and gas companies to ensure fuel supply for government vehicles involved in essential services, citing potential disruptions in supply amid the Middle East conflict, an official said on Monday.
Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE have cut their oil production, while Iran, Israel, and the United States have attacked oil and gas facilities since the conflict broke out earlier this month, exacerbating supply concerns.
Crude oil prices surged more than 26 per cent on Monday, reaching a lifetime high of Rs 10,549 per barrel.
The district supply officer, in a letter to the retail sales officers of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, noted that the war-like situation has created a risk of disrupting the supply chain of petroleum products, the official said.
In the letter dated March 5, the administration has directed officials to instruct petrol pumps to reserve adequate stocks of petrol and diesel specifically for government vehicles involved in emergency and essential services at both the taluka and district levels, he said.
