据天然气加工网站11月10日消息 巴基斯坦天然气采购商在《黎明报》的一则广告中称，该国正寻求投标，争取在1月8日至2月1日期间进口6批液化天然气货物。

根据巴基斯坦液化天然气发布的公告，每批14万立方米货物的投标截止日期为12月10日，中标结果将于当天公布。

巴基斯坦液化天然气公司最近在去年12月招标进口六批液化天然气货物。维多对其中四批货物出价最高，而托克和阿塞拜疆国家石油公司分别为剩余两批货物的中标者。

巴基斯坦的天然气需求通常在12月和1月上升，但随着消费的增加和本土供应的下降，今年供需缺口预计将增加。

这个南亚国家与卡塔尔签订了一项购买协议，在2030年前的15年内每年购买375万吨液化天然气，但它经常着眼于现货市场。

该公司还与大宗商品交易商贡沃Gunvor 签订了5年的进口协议，并与埃尼集团签订了15年期进口协议。

电力行业是巴基斯坦最大的天然气消费者，其次是居民消费和化肥工业。

吴恒磊 编译自 天然气加工

原文如下：

Pakistan seeks bids to import six LNG cargoes in January

Pakistan is seeking bids to import six LNG cargoes for delivery between Jan. 8 to Feb. 1, the country’s natural gas buyer said in an advertisement in the newspaper Dawn.

The last date for the submission for bids for the cargoes, each of 140,000 cubic meters, is Dec. 10, according to the advertisement by Pakistan LNG Ltd. The winning bids will be announced the same day.

Pakistan LNG recently awarded a tender to import six LNG cargoes in December. Vitol placed the best bids for four of the cargoes while Trafigura and Socar were the front runners for one cargo each.

Pakistan’s gas needs typically rise in December and January but deficit in supply versus demand is expected to increase this year as consumption rises and indigenous supply declines.

The South Asian country has a purchase deal with Qatar for 3.75 million tons of LNG per year for 15 years to 2030, but it regularly taps the spot market.

It also has a five-year import deal with commodity trader Gunvor and a 15-year agreement with Eni.

The power sector is Pakistan’s largest natural gas consumer, followed by residential consumption and the fertilizer industry.