The India-flagged BW Tyr and BW Elm, laden with cargoes of the cooking fuel, last indicated their position past the northern tip of the Omani peninsula, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Throughout the transit, both used their transponders to signal they had Indian ownership and Indian crew, in what has become a standard security measure.
India is heavily dependent on LPG imports from the Persian Gulf and has faced an acute shortage of the fuel, with only a handful of vessels making the journey through Hormuz, usually after talks between New Delhi and Tehran.
The additional cargoes will be met with relief, though they will cover only a day or so of the country’s demand.
India’s oil ministry didn’t reply to an email seeking comment on the safe exit of the vessels. In a daily update on the developments in the Middle East, the ministry said that supply of LPG remains “affected due to prevailing geopolitical situation.”
Twenty Indian-flagged vessels remain stranded in the Persian gulf, it added. That remains unchanged since two Indian LPG vessels, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, crossed the Strait of Hormuz Monday night.
BW Tyr has been contracted by state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. and BW Elm is for its smaller peer, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. Spokesmen at BPCL and HPCL didn’t reply to messages seeking comment.
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Published on March 28, 2026