New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The government has set maximum LPG production levels for 24 refinery and upstream oil companies, with a combined production potential of 63.81 thousand metric tonnes per day (KTPD), as it seeks to strengthen domestic cooking-gas supplies and improve resilience against supply disruptions.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in an order dated August 13, specified production levels for 18 public-sector refineries, three private-sector companies and three upstream companies. Reliance Industries has the highest specified LPG production potential at 18 KTPD, followed by BPCL's Kochi refinery at 4.80 KTPD and Nayara Energy at 4.48 KTPD. Together, the three account for 27.28 KTPD of the total potential.

The order am...