Gas supply to CNG stations to resume at 8pm
Supply has remained suspended for the last seven days in different parts of Sindh
Supply has remained suspended for the last seven days in different parts of Sindh. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan has announced that CNG fuel stations in Sindh will resume operations at 8pm on Saturday.
Gas supply has remained suspended to CNG filling stations and captive power plants of industries for the last seven days in different parts of the province.
The minister was speaking at a press conference at the Governor House, Sindh on Saturday. The gas crisis emerged following a drop in gas production by 80mmcfd in two fields of the province.
Centre assures Sindh of resolving gas crisis
The minister said gas supply to captive power plants of export industries would resume from Sunday.
Gas volumes for them would, however, remain low at 50% during three months of winter.
He said the crisis had emerged following the fall in natural gas production to 1,200mmcfd from 1,280mmcfd earlier.
Half of the lost production had been recovered and supplies would normalise in a couple of days, Khan said.
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan has announced that CNG fuel stations in Sindh will resume operations at 8pm on Saturday.
Gas supply has remained suspended to CNG filling stations and captive power plants of industries for the last seven days in different parts of the province.
The minister was speaking at a press conference at the Governor House, Sindh on Saturday. The gas crisis emerged following a drop in gas production by 80mmcfd in two fields of the province.
Centre assures Sindh of resolving gas crisis
The minister said gas supply to captive power plants of export industries would resume from Sunday.
Gas volumes for them would, however, remain low at 50% during three months of winter.
He said the crisis had emerged following the fall in natural gas production to 1,200mmcfd from 1,280mmcfd earlier.
Half of the lost production had been recovered and supplies would normalise in a couple of days, Khan said.