Karachi: Pakistan’s gas and oil production grew by 4 and 10 percent in 2012 as the oil and gas exploration companies failed to tap in new reservoir due to security concerns and circular debt in the energy sector.
During the outgoing calendar year 2012, country’s gas production that contributes approximately 50 percent in Pakistan energy mix grew by 4 percent to an average of 4.2bcfd from 2011 average gas production of 4.1bcfd.
Five years back in 2007 average production was 3.9bcfd. This increase is well below the organic growth in its consumption thereby creating huge deficit affecting the overall economic growth. Major news of the year was commissioning of KPD-TAY that added an average 104mmcfd in the system.
However, other gas fields like Qadirpur, Zamazama, Mari has led their due hands. However, natural decline in major fields namely Sui and Sawan coupled with reduce production from Tal block diluted its impact.
The average production increase by a decent 10% to 71.6k barrels a day in 2012 from 64.9k in 2011. It was 70.4k in 2007. Improvement in 2012 was largely attributed Nashpa field. During 2012 Nashpa field of Naspha block located in KPK region of the Pakistan, was the star performer for the sector. Thanks to favorable results of its appraisal wells, fields production increased by a mammoth 109% to above 11k bpd as against 5.5k bpd last year.
Other notable increase also came from Adhi fields as its production rose by a decent 16%. The much talked abou, Tal block production increased by a mere 3%, despite commissioning of Makori East towards the end of the year.
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