The National Assembly was informed on Monday that government was taking different steps to overcome shortage of natural gas in the country.
Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shehzadi Umerzadi informed the house that different initiatives including enhancement of indigenous gas production, import of LNG, import of gas from Iran, import of gas from Turkmenistan and promotion of LPG air mix have been taken to meet the gas shortage in the country.
She said that negotiations between Pakistan State Oil Company Limited and Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited are under way for the import of LNG from Qatar. She said that the project will be implemented from March 31 next year. She said that similar negotiations are also being initiated with a Malaysian company.
To a query, Umerzadi informed the house that Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will be completed by October 2017. She said that the TAPI countries have finalised the contractual agreement with the government of Turkmenistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2014.
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@Ahmed: Costs on LNG would still be less and make LNG profitable as compared to petrol, its very important and beneficial.
Pakistan does not have enough infrastructure to utilize LNG imports at this stage. Our economy is already staggering and import of a high-cost fuel would not be beneficial. Furthermore, it is beyond comprehension why would the Govt. is taking such a decision which will adversely impact our already depleting foreign reserves.