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Kerala has four firms producing oxygen, besides 11 air separation units (ASUs) located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur.
Last year, the company had supplied around 25 tonnes of medical oxygen when the average daily cases had risen in October-November.
The International Energy Agency forecasts India's consumption to double and its oil import bill to nearly triple from 2019 levels to more than $250 billion by 2040.
Without referring to the relentless increase in retail fuel prices, the PM said India imported over 85 per cent of its oil needs in the 2019-20 financial year and 53 per cent of its gas requirement.
At the Kochi Refinery function, the prime minister presented the new projects as the Centre's gift to Kerala. It was his 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' agenda he was promoting.
The PM will arrive on February 14 and dedicate the central projects worth thousands of crores in the afternoon.
The meeting was convened as per the practice of holding discussions with the MPs ahead of Parliament sessions on issues that need to be raised.
The fire that broke out in the engine room of the New Diamond on Thursday morning had spread to the bridge of the ship, chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), though it has yet to reach the cargo area, the Sri Lankan navy said.
The vessel was carrying about 2 million barrels of Kuwait oil valued at roughly $90 million to the Paradip refinery when fire broke out in the engine on September 3.
Kerala Government has sought information from Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on the damages the state's 600km coastline could face if there is an oil spill.