The Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18032026-271059 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1346] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026/PHALGUNA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ORDER New Delhi, the 18th March, 2026 S.O. 1411(E).— Whereas, sub-section (1) of section 3 read with clause (i) of sub- section (2) of section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 empowers the Central Government to require any person holding in stock, producing, importing, exporting or dealing in any essential commodity to furnish such information relating to production, supply, distribution, stocks or utilisation as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of the said Act; And whereas, the Central Government ORDER in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), has issued the following orders for regulating the production, supply, distribution and availability of petroleum products and natural gas, namely:— (i) the Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production, Storage and Supply) Order, 1999; and (ii) the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026; And whereas, clause 8 of the Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production, Storage and Supply) Order, 1999 requires oil refining companies, oil marketing companies, crude oil producer, importer, and other entities engaged in the petroleum sector to furnish such information relating to production, stocks, imports, exports, storage and movement of petroleum products to the Central Government or to such agency as may be nominated by the Central Government; And whereas, clause 7 of the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 requires producer, importer, transporter, marketer or distributor of natural gas, including LNG and regasified LNG, to furnish information relating to production, imports, stocks, allocation, supply and consumption of natural gas to the Central Government or to an officer authorised by it; And whereas, the Central Government considers it necessary in the public interest to establish a centralised institutional mechanism for the systematic collection, compilation and analysis of such information for effective monitoring of the petroleum and natural gas supply chain; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with clause (i) of sub- section (1) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, available under the Central Government hereby make the following order, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement- (1) This order may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Designation of nodal agency.- The Central Government designate the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (hereinafter referred to as the PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as the nodal agency for the purposes of collection, compilation, maintenance and analysis of information required to be furnished under- (a) the Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production, Storage and Supply) Order, 1999; and (b) the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026. 3. Entities required to furnish information- Every entity engaged in the production, processing, refining, storage, transportation, import, export, marketing, distribution or consumption of petroleum products or natural gas, including but not limited to— (a) crude oil producers and importers; (b) oil refining companies; (c) oil marketing companies; (d) petroleum storage and terminal operators; (e) natural gas producers; (f) LNG importers and LNG terminal operators; (g) natural gas pipeline operators; (h) gas marketers and City Gas Distribution entities; (i) petrochemical plants using natural gas or petroleum products as feedstock; and (j) any public sector or private sector entity engaged in activities forming part of the petroleum or natural gas supply chain, shall furnish to PPAC, information relating to production, imports, exports, stocks, storage, allocation, transportation, supply, consumption and utilisation of petroleum products or natural gas, aggregated or disaggregated by geography, time or consumers as may be specified. 4. Manner of furnishing information- The information shall be furnished in such form, manner, electronic platform and periodicity as may be specified by the Central Government or by PPAC and may include daily, weekly, monthly or other periodic returns. 5. Overriding effect- The obligation to furnish information under this order shall apply notwithstanding anything contained in any contract, agreement, commercial arrangement or confidentiality obligation and no entity shall refuse to furnish information required under this notification on the ground that such information is commercially sensitive or proprietary. 6. Order not in derogation of any other order- The provisions of this order shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other orders published in this regard. [F. No. Q-30015/2/2020-Ed-PNG (Comp No 33001)] PRAVEEN PAL SINGH, Under Secy.