India is accelerating plans to secure uninterrupted gas supplies from the Gulf through a direct deep-sea pipeline, as the Strait of Hormuz crisis leads the government to prioritise energy security. If cleared, the estimated ?40,000 crore ($4.7-4.8 billion) pipeline project from Oman is expected to take five to seven years to build, said a petroleum ministry official.The push reflects the country’s high exposure to LNG supply shocks and price volatility, and shows how it lags manufacturing rivals such as China.The ministry is set to direct state-run GAIL, Engineers India and Indian Oil Corp to prepare a detailed feasibility report, senior…