Pakistan : Oil and Gas Review

Substantial progess has been made in Pakistan in the restructuring and reform of the oil and gas sectors, deregulation of prices, and privatization of selected assets. The reforms have enhanced transparency, making decisionmakers aware of the various aspects of the business. This review documents the accomplishments to date, and attempts to identify measures that merit priority attention with respect to natural gas, petroleum downstream, and macroeconomic management. The report concludes that Pakistan would benefit greatly from pursuing the reform program it initiated in 2000. The remaining measures will enable the government to unlock the full indigenous resource potential to accelerate growth and improve the welfare of the population. It would release scarce public resources from the hydrocarbon sector, which could then be mobilized for other priority needs like health and education. The reform process would be greatly facilitated through consultations with stakeholders, and using international experience in oil and gas sector reform. A competitive, largely private owned, and efficiently run oil and gas sector will deliver quality energy supplies to the consumers at realistic prices in a sustainable environment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Mining/Oil and Gas biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2003-07-10
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BARREL, BIOMASS, BIOMASS USE, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CRUDE OIL, CRUDE OIL IMPORTS, CRUDE OIL PRICE, CRUDE OIL PRICES, DEREGULATION, DIESEL, DIESEL OIL, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMISSIONS, END-USE, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY USE, ENTITLEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS, EXPENDITURES, FUEL, FUEL OIL, FUEL OIL IMPORTS, FUEL PRICES, FUEL USE, FUELS, GAS, GAS AVAILABILITY, GAS COMPANY, GAS CONSUMER, GAS CONSUMER PRICING, GAS CONSUMPTION, GAS DEVELOPMENT, GAS DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE, GAS EXPLORATION, GAS GRID, GAS IMPORTS, GAS INDUSTRIES, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS MARKET, GAS NETWORK, GAS PIPELINE, GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, GAS PIPELINES, GAS POLICY, GAS PRICE, GAS PRICING, GAS PRICING FRAMEWORK, GAS PRODUCTION, GAS PURCHASE, GAS REGULATION, GAS REGULATORY AUTHORITY, GAS RESERVES, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SECTOR REFORM, GAS SECTOR REVIEW, GAS SECTORS, GAS SUPPLY, GAS TARIFFS, GAS TAXATION, GAS TRANSMISSION, GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, GAS UTILIZATION, GASOLINE, GASOLINE PRICE, HYDROCARBONS, INCOME, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, KEROSENE, LEADED GASOLINE, LEGISLATION, LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, MARKET PRICES, MINES, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL GAS SECTOR, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL, OIL & GAS, OIL & GAS SECTOR, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANIES, OIL COMPANY, OIL CONSUMPTION, OIL EXPORTS, OIL FIELDS, OIL INDUSTRY, OIL MARKETING, OIL PIPELINE, OIL STORAGE, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM CONCESSION, PETROLEUM DOWNSTREAM MARKETS, PETROLEUM DOWNSTREAM SECTOR, PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, PETROLEUM GAS, PETROLEUM IMPORTS, PETROLEUM INFRASTRUCTURE, PETROLEUM POLICIES, PETROLEUM POLICY, PETROLEUM PRODUCT CONSUMPTION, PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICES, PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICING, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICES, PETROLEUM SECTOR, PIPELINE, PIPELINE SYSTEM, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POWER GENERATION, POWER PLANTS, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRODUCERS, REFINERIES, REFINERY GATE, REFINING, SAVINGS, TRANSPORT COSTS, UTILITIES OIL & GAS INDUSTRY, NATURAL GAS RESERVES, GOVERNMENT ROLE, PRIVATIZATION, ENERGY SUBSIDIES, SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE, CONTINGENT LIABILITY, SUPPLY & DEMAND, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, THIRD PARTY ACCESS, GAS PRICES, PORT FACILITIES, PIPELINE TRANSPORT, STORAGE FACILITIES, TERMINALS, PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, PETROLEUM REFINERIES, PETROLEUM MARKETS, HYDROCARBON RESOURCES, TARIFF REFORMS, SUBSIDIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2480791/pakistan-oil-gas-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14623
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