ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is all set to receive first ever LNG shipment from theCentral Asian State.
Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR will begin delivery of liquefiednatural gas (LNG) to Pakistan in the coming months, according to PakistanLNG Limited.
The LNG will be delivered in two cargoes, 140,000 cubic meters each. Thefirst cargo will be shipped on October 10-11; the second on October 20-21.
Pakistan’s energy needs are 79.58 million tons of oil equivalent. Some 38percent of these needs are met with natural gas, 34 percent with oil, and 6percent with LNG and other resources.
Pakistan is increasing LNG intake amid increasing demand for gas anddecline in production.