The government plans to install new gas import terminals and pipelines to underpin an economic revival linked to $46 billion in Chinese deals but its ambitions are being undermined by poor planning, price uncertainty and security concerns, industry experts said.
The government wants to increase imports to fuel industry expansion and reduce daily blackouts. It also aims to boost domestic gas production in the long term.
For that to happen, energy executives said the government must regulate the sector better, be more consistent in dealing with foreign firms and forge ahead with tapping big deposits in the province of Balochistan where insurgents …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
