Globally, natural gas is being used for industrial purposes and power generation, but in India much of it is being used in transportation and the fertiliser industry. In transportation, gas is replacing oil while in the fertiliser industry it is replacing naphtha. Gas prices in India have been lower than the import price, still power generators and other industrial users are reluctant to use gas, as they find coal a much cheaper option. This is also because the regulated gas supply is allocated on a higher priority basis to these users.