Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) has clarified the news item, which appeared in 'Business Recorder', Karachi on 17th September, 2008 titled 'LNG Import Terminals at PQA: ECC declines approval for SSGC project'. According to the company's spokesperson, Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) has not declined approval to SSGC's LNG import project, but has deferred the decision for further deliberations.
A committee, comprising of Ministry Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR) and Ministry of Ports and Shipping (MP&S) representatives, has been formed for the purpose, the spokesperson said. SSGC, which is the facilitator of the ECC-approved Pakistan Mashal LNG Project, expects the proposal to be put again in the next ECC meeting.-PR