Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held crucial meetings with key leaders in Riyadh to boost bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sectors.
In a meeting with Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, both sides agreed to enhance bilateral energy ties and facilitate crude oil imports.
The Minister said Pakistan is encouraging local refineries to import crude oil from Libya.
The Libyan side assured Pakistan of its support in supplying crude oil to Pakistani companies.
Both sides also expressed keen interest in sharing expertise to upgrade refineries.
Ali Pervaiz Malik also met Minister of State for Energy Affairs of Qatar, Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi to discuss increasing cooperation in the Liquefied Natural Gas sector.
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar also held a meeting with the Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik. He informed the Minister that a Turkish Petroleum’s seismic vessel will arrive in Pakistan next month.
The vessel will gather data in the Indus Basin, marking the commencement of offshore oil and gas exploration.
