New Delhi, 25/3: Amid concerns over availability of petrol and diesel, the government on Wednesday assured that there is no shortage of crude oil, and petrol pumps across the country are functioning normally.
We have sufficient inventory of crude oil available, meaning there is an adequate quantity in stock. Our refineries are also operating at optimum capacity. I would like to inform the citizens of the country that we have an annual refining capacity of approximately 26 crore tonnes of crude oil. I am saying this because over the past two days, we have seen queues outside retail outlets and petrol pumps in several areas, and panic buying has also been observed,” Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum.
