Alice Wells calls on Petroleum SAPM.

ISLAMABAD -- US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells Tuesday called on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum Nadeem Babar.

She was accompanied by US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones, a Petroleum Division press release said.

Nadeem Babar welcomed the visiting dignitary and gave her an overview of Pakistan's energy sector.

He highlighted recent reforms undertaken by the government that led to a quantum improvement in ease of doing business in the country and creating new investment opportunities in the energy sector.

The SAPM called for greater US cooperation in tapping Pakistan's Shale reserves, specialized training, investments in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure development, renewable energy and other...