Pakistan, April 24 -- Pakistan LNG Limited has issued its first spot tender for liquefied natural gas (LNG) since December 2023 amid supply shortfalls triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The company is seeking bids from international suppliers for three LNG cargoes of around 140,000 cubic meters each for delivery on April 27-30, and on May 1-7 and 8-14 at Port Qasim in Karachi, according to a tender advertisement on Thursday.

Pakistan has not received any LNG cargoes loaded after the war began on February 28 and Iran subsequently shut off almost all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz that connects the Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

Qatar, which depends on access through Hormuz to move its energy output, supplied the bulk of the 6.64...