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LPG

American  
LPG British  

abbreviation

  1. liquefied petroleum gas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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India has engaged in frantic diplomacy with Iran in recent weeks over the safe passage of LPG and crude tankers from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

These have included tankers moving Iranian crude to China, as well as liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, to customers mainly in India, as well as dry bulk carriers moving soybeans, corn and rice to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In scenes strikingly reminiscent of Covid-era lockdowns, the LPG supply hit seems to be prodding a return of some migrant workers from big cities such as Mumbai.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

India's government has boosted domestic LPG production, negotiated the passage of a handful of tankers and purchased new cargoes from Australia and Russia.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

In the low-income Madanpur Khadar neighbourhood, 36-year-old domestic helper Sheela Kumari says she has been forced to abandon LPG cooking gas cylinders for cooking after prices more than doubled.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

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