Pakistan’s gas woes deepen amid winter demand
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Pakistan on Saturday faced gas supply issues amid increasing demand in the northern areas of the country in the thick of winter, leading to supply being curtailed to compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and industries, as the government said it has procured 30 per cent additional liquefied natural gas at the “cheapest ever price for January”.
A Petroleum Division spokesperson explained the government’s winter gas load-management strategy, saying Pakistan will be moving 30 per cent more “LNG molecules” in this January compared to January 2018, at the cheapest ever price of $6.34 [per MMBTU] for a peak winter month,” the spokesperson said in a weekly press statement.
Gas crisis grips Pakistan; CNG pumps closed, pressure dips
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KP and Punjab, too, are suspending supply to CNG stations
Low gas pressure in Quetta is worrying the public
KARACHI/ QUETTA/ PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: The gas shortage problem across Pakistan has the public worried. CNG stations are being closed in Sindh and Balochistan, gas supply to stations is being suspended in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and to make matters worse - the winters are getting harsher.
Both Sindh and Balochistan have announced the closure of CNG stations. The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had said the supply will remain suspended for two days a week on Mondays and Saturdays.
KP CM Mahmood Khan again asks SNGPL to resolve low gas pressure issue
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December 18, 2020
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Thursday again directed the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to take concrete steps to resolve the issue of gas low pressure in the provincial capital.
He said this while presiding over a meeting on the developmental projects being executed in Peshawar region, said an official handout. The meeting reviewed the progress made so far on various developmental projects of health, education, communication, public health engineering, local government, power, gas and other sectors.
Issues faced by the general public in all the districts of the region, including Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Khyber and Mohmand were also discussed as well. Besides provincial cabinet members Kamran Bangash, Ishtiaq Urmar, Shahram Tarakai, Kahleeq ur Rehman, Sultan Khan, Arif Ahmad Zai, Abdul Karim, Taimur Saleem Jhagara, member of provincial a
OGRA grills firms seeking LNG licences
Regulator questions about contracts with suppliers, customers, capacity allocation
LNG PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday raised a set of questions regarding documents of agreements of Energas, which is seeking a licence for sale and marketing of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG).
The regulator questioned about contracts with LNG suppliers, customers, capacity allocation, timeframe of imports and volume of gas.
During a public hearing, it was noted that Energas and Tabeer Energy required capacity allocation of an operational terminal for sale and marketing of LNG.
Energas and Tabeer Energy had submitted an application seeking licence for sale and marketing of LNG. The two companies are also setting up LNG terminals in Pakistan.
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