Indian LPG imports plunged by nearly 50 per cent during the Strait of Hormuz crisis but relief may be arriving Paran Balakrishnan Published 18.06.26, 09:19 AM Representational image Reuters picture Of the 40 ships waiting to sail through the Strait of Hormuz to India, the most urgently awaited are not the giant crude oil tankers but the vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, the fuel used by hundreds of millions of Indian households for cooking.