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Country focus
West Asia / Gulf
Term crude and LPG supplier
Kuwait provides term crude and is a significant LPG supplier into India. PM Modi engaged Kuwaiti leadership during the 2026 crisis condemning violations of sovereignty. KPC term arrangements with Indian PSU refiners anchor the relationship; LPG flows form part of the Hormuz-transit cargo mix being protected under Operation Urja Suraksha.
Diplomacy in the energy sector
Kuwait is part of the Gulf-coalition diplomacy that produced the vessel exemption. Direct PM-level engagement preserved the term-crude and LPG flows that PPAC tracks in the supply runway.
Key points
India relations
KPC and KOC supply term crude into Indian PSU refiners (IOC, BPCL, HPCL, MRPL). LPG offtake is a structural component of India's import basket.
Geopolitics
Hormuz-transit-required. Vessel exemption framework (26 March 2026) preserved Kuwaiti flows during the crisis. Kuwait's OPEC+ posture aligned with Saudi/UAE for production increase signalling.
Major companies
Kuwait's integrated state oil holding.
India ties · Term crude and LPG supply arrangements with Indian PSU OMCs.
KPC upstream subsidiary.
Term crude and LPG buyers from KPC.
Routes and players
Cargo route data not yet wired for this country.
Recent developments
2026-04-05
Kuwait alongside Saudi and UAE signalled willingness to increase production at the OPEC+ meeting.
Source: PIB inter-ministerial briefing, 5 April 2026
2026-03-26
Five-nation exemption restored selective Hormuz transit; Kuwaiti crude and LPG cargoes resumed under the framework.
Source: PIB / NMC, 26 March 2026
2026-03-09
Direct engagement condemning sovereignty violations.
Source: EAM statement, both Houses, 9 March 2026
Sources
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