KARACHI: Pakistan has received two LNG cargos from Qatar in a week as two LNG carriers have arrived at Port Qasim.
According to the details, LNG carrier MV Al Kharaitiyat, arrived at Port Qasim with over 95,000 tons of the Qatari liquefied natural gas cargo on Wednesday.
A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker Mihzem anchored at Port Qasim carrying 56,573 metric tons of LNG cargo from Qatar.
The LNG is being sold by Qatar to Pakistan – under a government-to-government deal, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Two more tankers laden with Qatari LNG are expected to head to Pakistan in the coming days, sources said.
Pakistan has been in discussions with Iran to allow a limited number of LNG tankers to pass through the strait, as Islamabad urgently needs to address its gas shortage, a source briefed on the agreement told Reuters on May 9.
Iran agreed to assist, and the two sides are coordinating the first vessel’s safe passage carrying gas supplied under Pakistan’s agreement with Qatar, its main LNG supplier, the source added.
Qatar is the world’s second-largest exporter of LNG, with shipments mostly going to buyers in Asia.