The cancellation of the contract resulted in billions of dollars in annual losses and severe gas shortages:
Around the world, national projects are planned at the government level for several decades. In Pakistan, news of 25-year planning has been coming to the fore. The nation develops only through long-term and lasting planning. has far-reaching consequences. If you can't work with 25-year planning, then at least you have to make it mandatory that you start working under 5-year planning as soon as the government starts. They have run like organization that after one month break the organizations and then create new ones.
Best priorities in the supply of gas in the energy sector, import and distribution of LNG and supply and use of furnace oil during the period from September to March when the demand for gas increases manifold across the country. Relief can be given to the public only by conducting it in style.
Even during the previous government periods, the production of gas was decreasing at the same rate, but domestic consumers have never suffered as much as they are suffering under the current government.
The first right to use gas belongs to common domestic consumers. If gas is saved by meeting the needs of domestic consumers across the country, CNG sector and small industries should be given second priority in gas supply and if gas is saved despite this. So at the very end the big industry should get gas and this principle was adopted by General Musharraf throughout his regime in which there was consistency and nowhere did the people face shortage of gas for domestic needs or CNG.
During the period of General Musharraf, the industries were run on furnace oil in winter because the industrial owners have determined the prices of these products by keeping profits based on the consumption and cost of furnace oil. If the industrial owners get gas, their Profits increase enormously but they are not willing to give any relief to the common man by reducing the prices of the products.
As gas is given first preference to industry, common household consumers suffer.
The government changes its policy every month.First, the government banned the use of furnace oil and made the energy sector completely dependent on gas, which resulted in the filling of furnace tanks at local refineries and additional storage due to non-sale. There was no space left and the Pakistan Refinery was forced to close. Similarly, other refineries also informed the government about the forced closure, so the government expressed concern about this and made a complete change in the government policy and allowed the use of furnace oil at such a time. When I had millions of tons of furnace oil ready in our local refineries, the state-owned petroleum company PSO imported thousands of tons of furnace oil from abroad instead of buying local furnace. They make oil, but also produce dozens of products including diesel, petrol, kerosene, tar, crude lube oil, but if the refinery runs, all the products will be ready.
During the reign of PML-N, a 20-year long-term contract was signed for Qatar LNG, in which a 20-year contract was made at a fixed rate slightly higher than the current rate, so that if the price of LNG in the future increases. Even if there is an increase, the government of Pakistan will get LNG at the same old fixed rate, but the present government, as soon as it came, instituted cases against its government under allegations of corruption and canceled the LNG contract with Qatar. Now a news. According to the current government is allegedly losing $65 million in the purchase of one ship LNG from the previous contract.
The government has not yet achieved sufficient success in the LNG reference and due to the LNG scandal and the cancellation of the contract, the government of Pakistan has suffered a loss of billions of dollars annually and has also created a severe shortage of gas in the country. In all the governments, thermal power and mega industries used to run on furnace oil and gas was used under such priorities that domestic consumers should not face any difficulties. Now to end the gas crisis, it is necessary that industries and thermal Power stations should be run on furnace oil by March. All thermal power stations, government and private petroleum companies should be mandated not to import furnace oil till local furnace oil is available and if from local refineries. If furnace oil is not available, even in such a case, import of furnace oil is allowed only as per the requirement. Local refineries should be operated in any case and it is the responsibility of the government to remove the problems hindering them. Home users should get
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