Pakistan Faces Winter Gas Shortages if Hormuz LNG Remains Choked
Pakistan faces challenging winter months with potential natural gas shortages as the Qatari and UAE LNG flows from the Strait of Hormuz remain severely disrupted, the head of the Pakistani state-owned LNG importer said on Thursday. Masood Nabi, chief executive officer of Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL),
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Pakistan imports 30% of its gas as LNG. With Hormuz closed for seven months and no sign of reopening, that's not a winter shortage risk — it's a certainty. The country has no strategic reserves worth mentioning and infrastructure built for seaborne supply that now arrives by the longest route on earth. Islamabad will ration power, shutter industry, and blame everyone but the planners who designed energy security around a strait Iran can close at will.