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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-04072026-274148
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3488]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026/ASHADHA 13, 1948
5037 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
ORDER
New Delhi, the 4th July, 2026
S.O. 3647(E).— Whereas, the Central Government had assessed that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
had resulted in the disruption of liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and suppliers had invoked
force majeure clause which entailed diversion of natural gas to the priority sectors;
And Whereas, the Central Government, in order to ensure equitable distribution and continued availability of
natural gas for priority sectors, considered it necessary to regulate production, sector-wise allocation and diversion of
natural gas supplies distribution, disposal, acquisition, use or consumption of natural gas, including LNG and re-
gassified-LNG and for the said purpose had issued an Order namely, the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order,
2026, vide number S.O. 1232(E), dated 9th March, 2026;
And Whereas, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that had resulted in the disruption of liquefied natural
gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz has been subject of a ceasefire and negotiations are ongoing, as part of
which, sea traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been permitted to be resumed;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with clauses (d) and (f) of sub-section
(2) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order to
amend the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, namely:
1. Short title and commencement- (1) This order may be called the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) (Amendment)
Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026,
(i) paragraphs 2 to 6, shall be omitted;
(ii) paragraph 7 shall be renumbered as paragraph 2.
[F. No. L-16016/6/2026-GP-I (E:55648)]
RAMESH KRISHNA, Under Secy.
Note: The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide
notification number S.O. 1232(E), dated the 9th March, 2026.
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SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.07.04 21:13:28+0530
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