India May Supply 200 mmcfd LNG to Pakistan

India has agreed in principle to provide 200 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) Liquefied Natural Gas to Pakistan for a period of 5 to 7 years.

Pakistan and India would hold a meeting in this connection in September to finalise the transport of LNG, Business Recorder reported quoting Asim Hussain, Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources.

He said that Pakistan government was exploring all option to meet the energy shortfall. He added that the country was working on Iran-Pakistan and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipelines, but completion of these projects would take time. 

In October 2011, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) allocated pipeline capacity to the three LNG developers with a permission to use the pipeline network of the state-run gas distribution companies for transporting imported LNG to consumers, Business Recorder said. Ogra had allocated pipeline capacity of 500 mmcfd each to Global Energy and Engro and 400 mmcfd to Pakistan Gas Port. 

Global Energy made commitment to bring the first consignment of 500 mmcfd by the end of June 2012 followed by Engro in December 2012 and Gas Port in the first quarter of 2013. Gas distributors Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were also directed to invest $1.2 to $1.4 billion to lay new pipelines and create extra room for LNG suppliers.