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Qatari LNG Tanker Reaches Pakistan Via Hormuz After Months-Long Gap
(MENAFN) A cargo vessel hauling roughly 82,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas from Qatar has arrived in Pakistan after passing through the near-closed Strait of Hormuz, an official confirmed to media.
The tanker Al Marrouna, loaded with LNG from Qatar's Ras Laffan terminal, crossed the strait on Monday and pulled into Port Qasim in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial hub, on Thursday morning, according to port spokesman Asad Altaf.
The delivery represents Pakistan's first Qatari LNG shipment to transit the Strait of Hormuz since July.
Altaf said Islamabad had not received a Qatar-origin cargo since July 11, when the last shipment arrived.
"The scheduled cargoes from QatarEnergy had been disrupted due to the regional situation," he added.
The new shipment, secured through a government-to-government arrangement between Islamabad and Doha, is expected to shore up Pakistan's LNG reserves and offer the power sector some near-term breathing room. It also eases fears that Qatari LNG flows through the strait could face a prolonged blockage.
Pakistan and Qatar have both taken active roles in mediation efforts aimed at bringing the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table to end their months-long conflict.
Domestically, Pakistan is grappling with power outages lasting six to 12 hours in several regions, compounded by surging fuel prices tied to renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz.
Islamabad currently applies a daily fuel-price adjustment mechanism to keep pace with the volatile crude market — a policy that has sparked protests from political parties.
The tanker Al Marrouna, loaded with LNG from Qatar's Ras Laffan terminal, crossed the strait on Monday and pulled into Port Qasim in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial hub, on Thursday morning, according to port spokesman Asad Altaf.
The delivery represents Pakistan's first Qatari LNG shipment to transit the Strait of Hormuz since July.
Altaf said Islamabad had not received a Qatar-origin cargo since July 11, when the last shipment arrived.
"The scheduled cargoes from QatarEnergy had been disrupted due to the regional situation," he added.
The new shipment, secured through a government-to-government arrangement between Islamabad and Doha, is expected to shore up Pakistan's LNG reserves and offer the power sector some near-term breathing room. It also eases fears that Qatari LNG flows through the strait could face a prolonged blockage.
Pakistan and Qatar have both taken active roles in mediation efforts aimed at bringing the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table to end their months-long conflict.
Domestically, Pakistan is grappling with power outages lasting six to 12 hours in several regions, compounded by surging fuel prices tied to renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz.
Islamabad currently applies a daily fuel-price adjustment mechanism to keep pace with the volatile crude market — a policy that has sparked protests from political parties.
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