LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has clarified recent claims about the closure of indigenous gas fields in favor of imported RLNG. The company stated that gas fields were only closed temporarily in part of December due to low demand from the power sector, but are now open and producing gas at optimum levels.
According to SNGPL, the power sector has started picking up RLNG as per demand over the last 4-5 days. The company also highlighted that its system can only store up to 2 days of unutilized RLNG supplies in the pipelines, due to the lack of separate gas storage facilities in the country.
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SNGPL disputed the reported figure of 329 MMCFD curtailment, stating that the actual curtailment undertaken in the last 4 months is less than 100 MMCFD. The company emphasized that curtailment is only undertaken during low-demand months when the power sector fails to meet its firm demand commitments.
The gas fields operate optimally for most of the year, and the circular debt has been addressed through adjustments in gas prices. Exploration and production (E&P) companies are now receiving regular payments for their gas supplies, thanks to government intervention.
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