{"id":1396,"date":"2026-02-09T23:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:18:23","slug":"128130180-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=1396","title":{"rendered":"Our strategic oil reserve can last up to 74 days: Hardeep Singh Puri | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128130169,imgsize-664308,width-400,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Our strategic oil reserve can last up to 74 days: Hardeep Singh Puri\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Union petroleum minister <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hardeep-singh-puri\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Hardeep Singh Puri<\/a> said on Monday India&#8217;s strategic petroleum reserve can last up to 74 days to meet demand caused by any global crisis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/> &#8220;Together, if you look at the reserves in our caverns and what is held by our refineries and floating platforms at our ports and our products, it comes to 74 days,&#8221; Puri said, adding International Energy Agency stipulates about 90 days of holding as a strategic petroleum reserve.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Puri said for a country like India, which is growing at a phenomenal pace, there must be a viable and secure reserve so it is not vulnerable in case of global turbulence. &#8220;I feel as the minister safe with something at 74 days. But we can consider raising it going forward,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/> He informed Parliament that the caverns are in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, while hoping to get started in Odisha soon. &#8220;Strategic petroleum reserve is a very important component in economic stability and our energy security,&#8221; he said. 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