India’s petroleum product consumption declined 4.6% year-on-year in April 2026, while natural gas consumption fell sharply and LNG imports plunged nearly 30%, signalling growing stress in the country’s energy demand amid elevated global fuel prices and disruptions linked to the West Asia crisis. Official data released by the petroleum planning and analysis cell (PPAC) showed total petroleum product consumption stood at 19.3 million metric tonne (MMT) in April 2026 against 20.2 MMT in the corresponding month last year.