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India has ​ordered companies ​across its oil and ​gas industry to submit detailed data on production, imports, stocks ‌and ⁠consumption ⁠to a central ​government agency, according to a government notification ​issued late on Wednesday.The order designates ​the Petroleum Planning ⁠and Analysis Cell (PPAC) ‌as the ​body ​to collect ⁠and analyse the information, and requires ​firms including producers, refiners, ​importers and distributors to report data at regular intervals.The order from the Ministry ‌of Petroleum and Natural Gas said the ​move ​aims ⁠to establish a centralised system to monitor the petroleum and natural ​gas supply chain more effectively in the "public interest".