Meeting energy needs: LPG distributors sign import deal
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had visited Qatar and met counterparts there
ISLAMABAD:
All Pakistan Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors Association and the National Iranian Company have signed an agreement for the import of 75,000 tons of LPG within a year. At least 6,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) would be imported from Iran every month for a year, a private news channel reported. Association’s President Irfan Khokhar stated the imported LPG would definitely help curb energy crisis in the country. Pakistan also signed a historic gas deal with Qatar this year. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had visited Qatar and met counterparts there.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2016.
All Pakistan Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors Association and the National Iranian Company have signed an agreement for the import of 75,000 tons of LPG within a year. At least 6,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) would be imported from Iran every month for a year, a private news channel reported. Association’s President Irfan Khokhar stated the imported LPG would definitely help curb energy crisis in the country. Pakistan also signed a historic gas deal with Qatar this year. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had visited Qatar and met counterparts there.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2016.