Karachi—Pakistan will experience its worst gas crisis in 2016 when shortfall is expected to hit 3.021 Bcf/d with no big discoveries in sight, and the country will become increasingly dependent on imports to meet its energy demand, the State Bank of Pakistan said last week. The supply-demand position of natural gas has deteriorated significantly and shortages of the commodity with reference to indigenous supply are projected to increase to 3.021 Bcf/day by the year ending June 30, 2016, the country’s central bank said in a report assessing the state of economy.
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