{"id":64118,"date":"2022-11-14T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T14:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64118"},"modified":"2022-11-14T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T14:26:44","slug":"pakistan-has-no-option-but-to-ration-natural-gas-supply-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64118","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan \u2018Has No Option But To Ration\u2019 Natural Gas Supply This Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Natural-Gas\/Pakistan-Has-No-Option-But-To-Ration-Natural-Gas-Supply-This-Winter.html\">Pakistan \u2018Has No Option But To Ration\u2019 Natural Gas Supply This Winter<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"key_points\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<ul>\n<li>The energy crisis in Pakistan has deepened this year.<\/li>\n<li>Gas supplies available for households will be very limited this winter.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistani households will have gas available for three hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and three hours in the evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleImageContainer\"><picture class=\"lozad-picture singleArticle__articleImage\" data-iesrc=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2022-11-11_jk6hrwmlve.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/420x175\/2022-11-11_jk6hrwmlve.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2022-11-11_jk6hrwmlve.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><img \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<p>Pakistan has no other option but to ration natural gas supply this winter, with gas provided three times a day for cooking to households, amid acute shortages and a forex crisis in the world\u2019s fifth most populous country, an official from the petroleum ministry told a Parliament panel this week.<\/p>\n<p>The energy crisis in Pakistan has deepened this year, and now, natural gas supplies will be very limited for households, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere would be no gas supply (to household consumers) for 16 hours\u201d a day, Muhammad Mahmood told the Parliament\u2019s Standing Committee on Petroleum, as carried by the local outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1720286\/govt-has-no-option-but-to-ration-gas-in-winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani households will have gas available for three hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and three hours in the evening, Mahmood added.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2014whose population is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/population-by-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fifth largest in the world<\/a>\u00a0after China, India, the United States, and Indonesia\u2014has been experiencing an energy crisis as the country cannot afford to import a lot of energy products at the current high prices. The stronger U.S. dollar and the sky-high LNG prices have worsened the country\u2019s finances, with foreign exchange reserves down in October to their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/pakistan-s-forex-reserves-drop-to-lowest-in-three-years-1.1832168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lowest level in three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April, soaring prices of LNG and coal on the international markets left Pakistan with having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/High-Energy-Prices-Lead-To-Power-Cuts-In-Pakistan.html\">to cut electricity supply<\/a>\u00a0to households and industry as the country, in a deep political and economic crisis, could not afford to buy more of the expensive fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan \u2018Has No Option But To Ration\u2019 Natural Gas Supply This Winter The energy crisis in Pakistan has deepened this year. Gas supplies available for households will be very limited this winter. Pakistani households will have gas available for three hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and three hours in the evening. 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