Government also two LNG cargoes have ordered for December and one for January to meet to the domestic consumers need
Caretaker Minister for Petroleum Muhammad Ali said the government was committed to ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to all fertilizer plants throughout the current winter season to maximize fertilizer production.
Minister for Petroleum Muhammad Ali said that, “In the current year, it has been decided that fertilizer plants will operate at full capacity without any closure during the winter months to achieve maximum fertilizer output”.
He specifically emphasized that Fatima Fertilizer and Agritech, which traditionally closed for three months during winter, would remain operational at full capacity this year.
He acknowledged that the country currently faced insufficient gas production to meet demand, with local gas reserves depleting by approximately 10 percent annually.
The minister also said that the government was actively working to improve the infrastructure for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply across the country.
The LPG policy, with certain proposed changes, and hinted that it would soon be presented to the cabinet for approval.
Regarding the exploration sector, he acknowledged that inefficient policies of the past led international companies to leave the country due to non-payment.
However, he assured that the government was working to give a boost to the exploration of new hydrocarbon reservoirs and local gas production to meet domestic requirements.
