KARACHI: The Prime Minister (PM), Shahid Khan Abbasi, said on Friday that we have a 20 percent increase in the demand of gasoline, and 15 percent increase in diesel every year.
He was talking after the groundbreaking ceremony of White Oil Pipeline project in Karachi. The project is led by Pak-Arab Company Limited which is in the business of construction of oil pipeline network in Pakistan.
PM also said that if the construction goes across the expected lines, it would take 20 months for this project to be completed. The cost of the project would be about Rs15 billion, he added.
While recalling the tragic Bhawalpur oil tanker incident that took almost 200 lives, he stressed the importance of transporting the petroleum products through pipelines.
“Worldwide transportation of fuel takes place through pipelines,” said Abbas. He also assured to improve the quality of petroleum products in the country in the following years.
Transportation of oil and gas is considered to be less hazardous and more environment friendly, since it reduces the need of oil tankers which emit carbon dioxide and other dangerous gases in the air.
