Pakistan Plans Fresh LNG Purchases Amid Strait of Hormuz Shutdown
Pakistan Plans Fresh LNG Purchases Amid Strait of Hormuz Shutdown What I Cover Tsvetana Paraskova is an energy and commodities journalist who has contributed to Oilprice.com for nearly a decade, covering global energy markets, commodities,… Pakistan is looking to buy additional spot LNG cargoes for July and August delivery as the fresh halt to Strait of Hormuz traffic has disrupted shipments from its term supplier, Qatar.
The Pakistani government is close to finalizing a plan to buy on the spot market at least one additional LNG cargo for delivery this month, and as many as six for August delivery, unnamed sources familiar with the development toldBloombergon Friday.
This week, state-controlled Pakistan LNG Ltd has boughtthe most expensive cargoof liquefied natural gas on the spot market in four years as the recent re-escalation of the Hormuz crisis cut off cargoes from Qatar.
The state-owned Pakistani LNG importer has bought a cargo for delivery early next week via a tender that closed on Wednesday.
The cargo was bought at a price of about $20.70 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), traders familiar with the deal toldBloombergon Thursday.
The purchase price was the highest Pakistan has paid for an LNG cargo since 2022, when spot prices in Asia spiked to record highs after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the slashed pipeline gas supply from Russia to Europe.
Pakistan, which has historically received nearly all its LNG from Qatar under long-term fixed deals, has faced problems in procurement since the Iran war began and halted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
The South Asian nation is on track to procurethe most LNG cargoeson the spot market in one month since the Iran war began, as the re-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz disrupted term supplies from Qatar anew.
Earlier this week, Pakistan LNG issued a second tender for spot supply in as many weeks, as the renewed hostilities over the past few days disrupted Qatari shipments once again, with no LNG tankers observed to have exited the Strait of Hormuz for days.
The latest escalation this week is pushing Pakistan to additional costly spot cargo replacements for the supply that’s not coming from Qatar.
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