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Pakistan to enter the world of LNG imports

By Catriona Scott
Posted 19 March 2015 12:36 GMT
Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, from left, pose for a photo during a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, December 2010 to discuss the long-proposed TAPI pipeline. (PA) Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, from left, pose for a photo during a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, December 2010 to discuss the long-proposed TAPI pipeline. (PA)

The commissioning cargo for Pakistan’s first LNG terminal is due to arrive in March, marking the start of gas imports for the country. However, how much gas Pakistan will take – and in what timeframe – remains in question.