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Article: Oil exploration. (Pakistan)
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- Economic Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 1995
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Exploration Activities in Sindh
The history of oil and gas exploration in Sindh dates back to 1893 when first well Sukkur-1 was drilled by the Government of Bombay. However, it was not until 1957 when first gas discovery was made at Khairpur by the British Oil Company. The first giant Mari gasfield was also discovered in the same year by Standard Vacuum. Exploration activities were accelerated in Pakistan in 1950s after the giant Sui and Mari gasfields. However, failure to discover oil fields discouraged exploration and it declined sharply in the late fifties. To revive exploration the Government of Pakistan established Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) in ...
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