ISLAMABAD – In a major development for Pakistan’s energy sector, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) announced a new oil and gas discovery in Sindh on Friday. The discovery was made at the Mari Ghazij CFB-1 exploration well, which began drilling on September 12, 2025. The well reached the Sill formation at 1,195 meters, producing 305 […]
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Major oil and gas reserves discovered in Waziristan
Pakistan has achieved a significant milestone in its energy sector with a new discovery in Waziristan. The Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) announced this finding on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The new hydrocarbon reserves were found in the Spin Wam-1 well, situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The official letter from MPCL revealed that the well […]
Managing Director OGDCL tenders resignation
Shahid Saleem Khan Managing Director of state-owned Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited (OGDCL) has resigned from his post, on Tuesday. On January 21, 2020, Shahid Saleem Khan was appointed as MD OGDCL, for a three-year term. According to the sources, the federal government and the OGDCL Board of Directors were not satisfied with his performance. Due to […]
OGDCL discovers new oil and gas reserves in KP
ISLAMABAD: We have discovered gas and condensate over Hangu Formation after exploratory efforts at well No.01 Wali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Lakki, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) announced on Tuesday. The Wali well was drilled and tested using the OGDCL’s in-house expertise to a depth of 4,727 m in the Kawagarh Formation. The […]
Economic diplomacy
Pakistan-Russia economic relations have evolved steadily. There is a huge scope for them to expand further. The relations were at low ebb for a long time with only a few exceptions in economic, trade and investment cooperation in the 1960s and 1970s. Following a brief period of economic relations in the post-Cold War era, time […]
OGDCL discovers gas, condensate oil in Tando Muhammad Khan
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has discovered gas and condensate oil in district Tando Muhammad Khan of Sindh province, said a press release by the aforementioned org. The discoveries have been made from OGDCL’s exploratory-cum-appraisal well Mangrio # 01 in Nim Block. The OGDCL has 95 percent share in the Block and is […]
City needs attention
Sir: Recently Punjab Government approved two new districts in Punjab. First is Pirmahal in Toba Tek Singh and the second is Chishtian in Bahawalnagar. I would like to grab your attention towards Gujar Khan, the tehsil provided Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar, Sawar Muhammad Hussain Janjua, Amir Khan, Mohammad […]