Overview
- Pakistan LNG Limited, which issued the tender Wednesday, requested two 140,000‑cubic‑meter LNG shipments to Port Qasim for May 12–14 and May 24–26 on a Delivered Ex‑Ship basis.
- Suppliers were told to submit bids by Thursday, May 7, with offers to be opened the same day for rapid award.
- Officials say the short‑term purchase aims to steady fuel supply after recent gas shortages triggered temporary power load management.
- Energy planners are seeking alternatives as security risks near the Strait of Hormuz unsettle usual transits, with reports of QatarEnergy hesitating on scheduled routes and outreach under way to suppliers such as SOCAR.
- PLL recently took a spot cargo from TotalEnergies at $18.4 per MMBtu that arrived in late April at the GasPort terminal in Karachi, providing near‑term relief for power plants and cutting the risk of outages for homes and factories.