News Capsule: War-Led Gas Disruption Impacts Fertiliser (Urea) Industry
05-Mar-2026 12:14 PM
News Capsule: War-Led Gas Disruption Impacts Fertiliser (Urea) Industry
★ The ongoing conflict in West Asia has begun to disrupt natural gas supplies to India, affecting the fertiliser industry.
Qatar, a major supplier of LNG to India, has been impacted by the conflict.
★ Lower gas availability has slightly affected production at fertiliser companies such as Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited and Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited.
★ Petronet LNG Limited has issued a force majeure notice after three of its LNG tankers failed to reach the Ras Laffan loading port in Qatar.
★ So far, there has been no announcement of gas supply cuts for households or the automobile sector, but pressure on the fertiliser and industrial sectors is likely to increase