Pakistan Petroleum has started gas extraction from the Kotri field in Jamshoro district of Pakistan’s Sindh province.
The announcement about the start was made on the Pakistan Stock Exchange in a letter.
According to the letter, the daily gas production from Kotri North Block One is 5.3 million cubic feet. The gas is extracted at a pressure of 950 pounds per square inch.
The letter further revealed that gas production at Kotri is a joint venture between Pakistan Petroleum, United Energy Pakistan Limited and Asia Resources Oil Limited.
Additionally, gas extracted from the Kotri Takeri-1 well is being integrated into the Sui Southern system through the Aliabad processing plant.
Earlier, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) announced the discovery of new oil and gas reserves in Shah Bandar block located in Sujawal district of Sindh.
The company revealed the details of the discovery in a formal communication to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
According to the statement, the Jhamp East
The well’s natural reserves had a pressure of 2,800 pounds per square inch (PSI), and the extracted gas was processed at the Sujawal gas processing plant and integrated into the Sui Southern Gas Company system, improving natural gas supply in the region. .
The Shah Bandar block had a consortium of stakeholders: PPL held a 63% stake, Mari Petroleum held 32%, while Sindh Energy Holding and Government Holdings (Private) Limited each held a 2.5% stake.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities to ensure continuous and reliable supply of gas to domestic consumers during the winter season.
Addressing concerns over reduced availability of gas to households, the Prime Minister called for immediate reforms to the supply system to permanently address these issues and reiterated that supplying gas to domestic consumers was a top priority for the government.
