He added that the country was setting up gas pipeline infrastructure to import the commodity in a bid to bridge the gap between supply and demand. He reiterated the key initiative of the government to expand the footprint of private sector in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply as the prime mover to meet future gas demand in the country. The minister apprised conference participants of the commissioning of new LNG terminals and expansion of transport capacity of the existing re-gasified LNG pipeline by laying an additional pipeline of 1,600mmcfd capacity. Through this, the government aims to evacuate additional RLNG volumes from the existing two terminals and from LNG terminals being developed by the private sector. “Government has allowed the private sector to participate in utilising the gas network of Sui companies via third-party access dispensation whereby the private sector can import LNG,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune October 13, 2020 03:11 UTC