HDIP to upgrade fuel-testing labs 

Karachi lab will also be equipped with a complete range of petroleum products’ testing facilities

The HDIP will upgrade its laboratories in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Quetta for testing locally produced and imported petroleum products. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD:
The Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) will execute two projects worth Rs270 million for upgrading its testing labs to ensure provision of quality petroleum products to consumers. An amount of Rs220 million had been allocated for upgrading the Karachi Laboratories Complex under the PSDP 2018-19 while Rs50 million had been allocated to upgrade HDIP’s petroleum testing facilities in major cities, officials told APP.

They added that the Karachi lab would be equipped with a complete range of petroleum products’ testing facilities on a par with international standards for maintaining quality fuel supply. Under the second project, the HDIP will upgrade its laboratories in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Quetta for testing locally produced and imported petroleum products.


Published in The Express Tribune, May 31st, 2018.

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