Pakistan, Kuwait review petroleum ties

December 16, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan and Kuwait moved toward expanding cooperation across the petroleum sector as both sides reviewed existing arrangements and explored additional areas of collaboration during official engagement in Kuwait.

The development shows continued coordination between the two countries at a time when Pakistan is prioritizing energy supply stability and upstream participation amid sustained reliance on imported petroleum products.

The engagement involved Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik and Kuwait’s Minister of Oil Tariq Sulaiman Al-Roumi, according to the press release.

Senior officials from Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company participated alongside representatives from Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Development Company Limited and Pakistan State Oil.

The history of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector which has included crude oil supply refined product trade and upstream participation through KUFPEC.

Pakistan depends on imports for a significant share of its petroleum consumption which places Gulf producers at the center of its energy security strategy.

Both sides agreed to continue coordination aimed at strengthening institutional links across the petroleum sector.

The objective is to build on existing cooperation while identifying practical areas for further engagement between state-owned energy entities.

The engagement concluded with a working lunch hosted by the Kuwaiti oil minister for the visiting Pakistani delegation at Waldorf Astoria.

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