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Article: Development of gas producing fields in Pakistan. (Special Section: Energy)
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- Economic Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 1993
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In 1947, Pakistan's industrial base was almost non-existent and the country was extremely deficient in energy resources. A small production of coat and crude oil was the only form of the energy available to the country and the search for oil and gas began anew.
In 1952 Sui gas field was discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL). This discovery not led to immediate intensification of the petroleum exploration activity in the country, but also provided the basic ingredient in the formation of an industrial base for the country.
However, by the early 1980s, the requirement for natural gas increased to the point where production was barely able to meet the ...