Balochistan Cabinet Approves $14 Billion Gwadar Gas Terminal Project

[hydrabadi_arab]

QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet has approved the development of a $14 billion tri-state gas terminal in Gwadar, backed by investment from Turkmenistan, marking a major step toward strengthening Pakistan’s energy infrastructure and regional connectivity.

The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, who directed the Senior Member of the Board of Revenue to ensure that Balochistan’s legal, financial, and ownership rights are fully safeguarded throughout the project.

Speaking at a post-meeting press conference, Provincial Ministers Mir Zahoor Buledi and Mir Ziaullah Langove said the proposed gas terminal will not only serve as a strategic regional energy hub but will also provide natural gas to the districts of Gwadar, Panjgur, Chagai, and Washuk, improving energy access across southwestern Balochistan.

The cabinet meeting began with prayers for security personnel and civilians who lost their lives in recent terrorist attacks. Reaffirming the government’s commitment to restoring peace, Minister Buledi said the provincial administration would continue decisive action against terrorist networks and would not allow militants to operate on Balochistan’s soil.

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[El Sidd]

It's incredible to know that there's a government in Balochistan.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet has approved the development of a $14 billion tri-state gas terminal in Gwadar, backed by investment from Turkmenistan, marking a major step toward strengthening Pakistan’s energy infrastructure and regional connectivity.

This confirm end of "TAPI" pipeline. Now is just TAP. And that $14bn gas terminal in Gwadar is basically just for LNG exports hence the cost. Locations in Balochistan also confirm route of pipeline has been changed, it will not go to Quetta>Multan>India.

Now its likely Turkmenistan>Herat>Chagai>Gwadar.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

This confirm end of "TAPI" pipeline. Now is just TAP. And that $14bn gas terminal in Gwadar is basically just for LNG exports hence the cost. Locations in Balochistan also confirm route of pipeline has been changed, it will not go to Quetta>Multan>India.

Now its likely Turkmenistan>Herat>Chagai>Gwadar.

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Going through afgahandustan is not viable either. The afghandus would end up blowing it up.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

Here is what a $14 billion LNG export hub typically translates to in reality as per Gemini.

1. Land & Acreage Requirements​

Building a terminal of this magnitude requires a massive footprint for the cryogenic liquefaction trains, heavily insulated storage tanks, flare stacks, and safety buffer zones.

• The Gwadar Context: Gwadar Port currently features a 2,292-acre Special Economic Zone (SEZ) situated directly adjacent to the port.
• Terminal Footprint: While previous, much smaller LNG proposals for Gwadar only required a fraction of space for floating terminals, a $14 billion onshore liquefaction mega-facility will easily require 500 to over 1,000 acres of dedicated coastal land. It is highly likely the project will absorb a significant portion of the designated SEZ or require an entirely new dedicated energy zone.

2. Export Capacity​

In the global LNG industry, the cost of building liquefaction infrastructure is roughly $1 billion for every 1.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of capacity, though pipeline construction and port upgrades will take up a portion of this budget.

• Estimated Output: A $14 billion budget suggests a massive Tier-1 facility capable of producing 15 MTPA of LNG.

3. LNG Ship Traffic​

Handling 15 MTPA of liquefied natural gas requires a constant, highly coordinated flow of maritime traffic.

• Annual Shipments: Standard modern LNG carrier ships hold roughly 170,000 cubic meters (about 75,000 to 80,000 tonnes) of LNG. To export 15 million tonnes, Gwadar would need to load and dispatch approximately 200 LNG carrier ships every year.
• Daily Operations: This translates to a massive LNG tanker arriving, loading, and departing from Gwadar every 2 to 3 days, transforming the port into one of the busiest energy shipping nodes in the Arabian Sea.
• If the Gwadar terminal exports 15 million tonnes of LNG per year at an average market price of $9 per MMBtu, the total gross export revenue would be approximately $7.02 billion annually.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

Going through afgahandustan is not viable either. The afghandus would end up blowing it up.

Pipeline is already build up to Herat and afghandus will not refuse potentially up $1 billion per year.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Pipeline is already build up to Herat and afghandus will not refuse potentially up $1 billion per year.

$1 billion extra a year for the afghandus means more destruction and terrorism in Pakistan.

 

[Lulldapull]

Oh paee, the moment dis payp layne enters our side......do minntt main jungli khotay will blow it up.

Jahils are dreaming about dis for centuries.

Kuttay key tarha attack kar dena hae saaron nay.

This is why Irani payp layne never materializes either.

We have a serious problem here.

 

[Owaiz]

Usual PR, but they should use some common sense before throwing out numbers. The current total cost estimate for the entire TAPI project is 10 billion dollars. There is no way 14 billion dollars are going to be spent on a terminal in Gwadar. If it were true, Failed Marshal, Showbaaz and others would have been all over it to claim credit.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

Usual PR, but they should use some common sense before throwing out numbers. The current total cost estimate for the entire TAPI project is 10 billion dollars. There is no way 14 billion dollars are going to be spent on a terminal in Gwadar. If it were true, Failed Marshal, Showbaaz and others would have been all over it to claim credit.

TAPI is dead. Pakistan also doesn't need that much gas to justify TAP pipeline. So gas terminal in Gwadar build by Turkmenistan to export LNG is only thing that make sense.

 

[Owaiz]

TAPI is dead. Pakistan also doesn't need that much gas to justify TAP pipeline. So gas terminal in Gwadar build by Turkmenistan to export LNG is only thing that make sense.

If even India and Pakistan are not going to buy Turkmen gas, who is going to buy the gas shipped from Gwadar that will justify 14 billion dollars just for the terminal and probably another 10 billion or so for the pipelines through war and terrorism infested territory? No one makes that kind of investment without lining up long term supply contracts, especially in the gas market.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

If even India and Pakistan are not going to buy Turkmen gas, who is going to buy the gas shipped from Gwadar that will justify 14 billion dollars just for the terminal and probably another 10 billion or so for the pipelines through war and terrorism infested territory? No one makes that kind of investment without lining up long term supply contracts, especially in the gas market.

Pakistan will obviously buy gas but not that much to justify cost of pipeline. Who will buy LNG? That is for Turkmenistan to worry about. They will not go ahead with investment with no deals.

 

[Goenitz]

If there is no stability, normal workers cannot work in Balochistan, let alone a pipeline.

 

[Owaiz]

Pakistan will obviously buy gas but not that much to justify cost of pipeline. Who will buy LNG? That is for Turkmenistan to worry about. They will not go ahead with investment with no deals.

That is why I said it is PR. If there were such deals, they would have been in the public domain and if Turkmenistan were really investing 14 bn dollars in Gwadar, it would not be announced through a press release by the Balochistan government.

 

[maxpane]

what about terrorists