House panel stresses construction of underground LPG caverns
New Delhi: The standing committee on petroleum and natural gas has recommended that the Union government set up underground rock caverns for storing liquified petroleum gas (LPG) amid growing demand for LPG. Currently, oil marketing companies (OMCs) use a 60,000-tonne capacity LPG cavern in Visakhapatnam for storing propane and butane. State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd…