India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves
India has developed Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) as a buffer against supply shocks. The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL), a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Petroleum, manages three underground rock cavern facilities: Visakhapatnam (1.33 million tonnes), Mangaluru (1.5 million tonnes), and Padur (2.5 million tonnes) — a combined capacity of approximately 5.33 million tonnes, equivalent to about 9–10 days of crude oil consumption. India has also partnered with the UAE and the US for additional strategic reserves storage arrangements. India is a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) as an association country and coordinates on energy security.
- ISPRL facilities: Vizag (1.33 MT), Mangaluru (1.5 MT), Padur (2.5 MT) — total ~5.33 MT
- Equivalent to ~9–10 days of national crude consumption
- India-UAE SPR partnership: UAE stores crude in Indian SPR facilities
- India became IEA Association Country in 2017
- IEA members obligated to hold 90-day emergency reserves; India's reserves fall short of this target
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