One of the biggest jumps was in the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which surged more than 28%.

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Meanwhile, they are rushing in imports of liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline from nearby countries to make up the shortfall.

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Shell's first quarter results were also boosted by proceeds from asset sales, which included sales in its pipeline business in the United States, its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) venture in Vietnam and the majority of Shell's shareholding in its downstream business in Uganda.

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