Gas Production in Pakistan has declined by over 6 percent to 2,006 MMCFD in 2020-21 from 2,138 MMCFD during 2019-20, whereas during the same period, its consumption has increased by over 5 percent, reaching 3,884 MMCFD from 3,683 MMCFD.

Gas Production in Pakistan Declines by 6% During Last Fiscal Year

The production of indigenous gas has declined by over 6 percent to 2,006 MMCFD in 2020-21 from 2,138 MMCFD during 2019-20, whereas during the same period, its consumption has increased by over 5 percent, reaching 3,884 MMCFD from 3,683 MMCFD. Gas Production in Pakistan , However, despite the reduction in indigenous gas production, gas utility companies expanded their transmission and distribution networks to cater to the demand of their new consumers. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) have extended their transmission network by 37 km and 17 km, respectively, during FY 2020-21. Similarly, SNGPL extended its distribution network by 7,141 km and SSGCL by 929 km during the same period, said OGRA’s State of the Regulated Petroleum Industry report 2020-21.

The country has a huge network of 13,768 km of transmission and 191,478 km of distribution gas pipelines providing natural gas to domestic, industrial, commercial, and transport sectors. SNGPL has connected 371,618 new consumers during FY 2020-21,Gas Production in Pakistan , reaching 7.41 million total consumers on its network. Whereas, SSGCL has added 95,436 new connections making a total of 3.21 million consumers on its network. Overall, there were 10.62 million natural gas consumers in the country by the end of the financial year 2020-21. Natural gas supply during the year was 4,172 MMCFD compared to 4,050 MMCFD last year. Out of total gas supplies, 1,153 MMCFD, as against 1,057 MMCFD last year, was supplied by the gas fields/producers directly to their consumers and the remaining through gas utility companies.

Source: This news is originally published by propakistani

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