India looks for first US LPG cargoes as trade war diverts flows

India is seeking to secure its first long-term supplies of liquefied petroleum gas from the US, as Washington’s trade war disrupts flows of the cooking fuel and plastics precursor.

State-owned oil companies are looking to buy as many as three very-large gas carriers of the fuel a month over 2026 sourced from the US, according to a tender document seen by Bloomberg. The three national giants are responsible for procuring the LPG used in the stoves of more than 331 million domestic consumers, over 60% of which is imported.