India Talks With Iran Prioritize Passage for Six LPG Tankers

India’s government is focused on ensuring safe passage for six tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas through the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

The vessels are carrying a combined 270,000 tons of the cooking fuel, with the government prioritizing them over ships carrying crude oil and liquefied natural gas due to the acute shortage of LPG in the country, said the people, asking not to be named as the discussions aren’t public.