New Delhi, March 24 -- The country has sufficient stocks available with sufficient supply of petrol and diesel, a senior official confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking at an Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, stated that all refineries currently operate at high capacity with adequate crude inventories.

"All the refineries are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories. We have sufficient stock of petrol and diesel. The domestic production of LPG has been stepped up in the refineries," she said.

Sharma addressed reports of supply disruptions that emerged following localized incidents of misinformation. She mentioned that some case...