PPL Commences Gas Production At Exploratory Well in Sindh

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) has commenced gas production from the Upper Sand (C-Sand) reservoir of the Pateji X-1 exploratory well, located in the Shah Bandar Block, Sindh. This is part of an Extended Well Testing (EWT) arrangement, effective from April 1, 2025, PPL informed the main bourse on Thursday. The Shah Bandar Block, situated in the southernmost part of the Lower Indus Basin, is operated by the company with a 63 percent working interest, alongside its joint venture partners: Mari Energies Limited (MEL), Sindh Energy Holding Company Limited (SEHCL), and Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL), holding 32 percent, 2.5 percent, and 2.5 percent stakes respectively. To facilitate the gas production, a 40-kilometer, 8-inch diameter flowline has been installed from the Pateji X-1 wellhead to MEL’s Sujawal Gas Processing Facility (SGPF), where the gas will be processed for injection into the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) network. The joint venture aims to ramp up production to 10 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd). This initiative is expected to help reduce the energy supply-demand gap and conserve foreign exchange by boosting domestic hydrocarbon production, PPL added.