In order to cater to the rising energy demand during winter, the governmenthas decided to import additional gas from Azerbaijan in next couple ofmonths.
Talking to a private TV channel, Minister of State for Petroleum MusadikMalik said that Pakistan will import 20,0000 tons of additional gas fromAzerbaijan during the next two months to meet its demand in the country.
He said Russian Petroleum Minister will visit Pakistan next month forholding negotiations on an agreement for the import of crude oil fromRussia.
Musadik Malik was confident that Russia would export crude oil to Pakistanat a discounted rate.
He said the government is working on TAPI gas pipeline project to import1300 billion MF Gas yearly from Azerbaijan to meet the gas shortage in thecountry.
He said our gas reservoirs are decreasing every year which causesadditional pressure to import maximum gas to meet the demand.
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Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said that thegovernment provided major relief on petroleum products during the last twoand a half months to the masses.
While sharing his views in a tweet, he said the petrol price had beenreduced by Rs 22.63 per litre since September 30, as it went down from Rs247.43 to Rs 214.80 per litre.
