SOCAR said a 2025 deal lets Pakistan LNG buy cargoes directly via an accelerated procedure
A logo of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR on a building in Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS
Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR is ready to supply liquefied natural gas to Pakistan as soon as it receives a request from Islamabad, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, as Pakistan seeks spot cargoes to ease a growing energy shortfall.
SOCAR said a framework agreement signed in 2025 between SOCAR Trading and Pakistan LNG allows the Pakistani buyer to purchase LNG cargoes directly under an accelerated procedure.
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“SOCAR is ready to provide LNG to Pakistan as soon as PLL submits a corresponding request,” the company said in response to Reuters questions.
SOCAR did not say whether such a request had already been made, when a first delivery could take place, or whose LNG would be supplied under the agreement.
Pakistan, which relies heavily on gas for its energy needs, remains vulnerable to declining domestic production and swings in global LNG prices amid the supply disruptions related to the war with Iran.
