Exploration activity in Pakistan
Overview
- Activity levels remain robust and focused on the Indus Basin
- Exploring deeper horizons of current fields has been successful
- Recent licensing rounds have seen 60 blocks offered in 2014, 10 in 2018, and at least 10 blocks expected to be offered soon to investors
- Exploring close to existing infrastructure has also been successful
- Badin concessions (BP), Miano and Latif fields (OMV) and the Maramzai field (Petronas)
- The Government’s tight gas policy offers higher prices and has boosted unconventional exploration
Exploration drilling by basin
Map of basins in Pakistan
