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53 blocks offered at Pakistan's PEPC 2009

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR) (www.mpnr.gov.pk), on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, organized a Petroleum Exploration Promotion Conference (PEPC) (www.pepc2009.com) in July 2009.

The aim of the conference is to promote the upstream oil and gas business in Pakistan and highlight the potential investment opportunities in the country, with emphasis on the recently approved Petroleum Policy 2009.

In conjunction with PEPC 2009, MPNR invited bids for the grant of petroleum exploration rights (exploration license) for 53 onshore blocks covering an area of 104,883 square kilometres in three zones of relative prospectivity and geological risks in the country. Out of the 53 blocks on offer, 23 blocks are located in Zone I (high risk, high cost area), 17 blocks are located in Zone II (medium risk, high-medium cost area) and 13 blocks are in Zone III (low risk, low cost area).

Details of the blocks on offer are as follows:

Blocks offered under PEPC 2009
Zone Block Name Basin Area (sq km)
Zone I 2561-3 JIWANI Makran Foldbelt 1378.11
2564-2 PARKINI BLOCK A Makran Foldbelt 1892.1
2564-3 PARKINI BLOCK B Makran Foldbelt 1908.31
2564-4 RASMALAN Makran Foldbelt 1463.74
2564-5 RASMALAN WEST Makran Foldbelt 1639.69
2763-3 KHARAN Baluchistan-Urgun Foldbelt 2481.14
2763-4 KHARAN WEST Baluchistan-Urgun Foldbelt 2487.37
2764-3 PALANTAK Baluchistan-Urgun Foldbelt 2457.01
2764-4 KHARAN EAST Baluchistan-Urgun Foldbelt 2489.67
3066-5 BOSTAN Sulaiman Foldbelt 2337.5
3067-5 ZIARAT NORTH Sulaiman Foldbelt 1444.11
3067-6 SHARAN Baluchistan-Urgun Foldbelt 2497.89
3068-6 KILLA SAIFULLAH Sulaiman Foldbelt 2421.96
3270-7 ZINDAN Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 2495.93
3270-9 KARAK WEST Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 915.05
3271-5 MAKHAD Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 2357.14
3272-16 LILLA Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 2361.12
3273-3 GHAURI Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 1291.52
3273-4 WARNALI Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 718.57
3371-13 PESHAWAR Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 2487.77
3371-15 DHOK SULTAN Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 703.23
3372-23 HISAL Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 1377
3373-3 CHHANNI PULL Kohat-Potwar Foldbelt 148.12
Zone II 2466-8 KARACHI Indus 2205.66
2771-3 KHANGARH WEST Indus 2484.84
2866-3 KHUZDAR NORTH Kirthar Foldbelt 2451.44
2866-4 MARGAND Kirthar Foldbelt 2484.17
2967-3 QUETTA SOUTH Kirthar Foldbelt 2368.42
2967-4 HARNAI SOUTH Sulaiman Foldbelt 2451.47
2969-10 D.G.KHAN Sulaiman Foldbelt 2290.56
2969-9 JANDRAN WEST Sulaiman Foldbelt 759.46
2970-5 RAJANPUR Indus 2449.96
3068-4 LAKHI RUD Sulaiman Foldbelt 2488.78
3068-7 SOUTH QILA SAIFULLAH Sulaiman Foldbelt 2451.52
3069-7 SHAANI Sulaiman Foldbelt 1631.44
3069-8 KINGRI Sulaiman Foldbelt 2189.28
3072-7 OKARA Indus 2492.48
3169-2 ZHOB Sulaiman Foldbelt 2473.45
3170-6 D.I.KHAN Indus 1419.03
2467-13 MALIR Indus 982.28
Zone III 2467-12 JUNGSHAHI Indus 2459.26
2468-10 SIRANI Indus 2460.89
2468-12 KOTRI Indus 2377.64
2568-18 GAMBAT SOUTH Indus 2435.95
2568-19 DIGRI Indus 2496.89
2568-20 SUKHPUR Indus 2478.75
2568-21 KOTRI NORTH Indus 2471.69
2569-3 SANGHAR SOUTH Indus 2477.06
2667-11 ZAMZAMA SOUTH Indus 843.99
2667-12 BARAN Kirthar Foldbelt 2475.26
2670-1 BITIRSIM EAST Indus 184.5
2769-16 MARI EAST Indus 1399.4
2668-9 NAUSHAHRO FIROZ Indus 2494.25

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The conferences will be held in London (23-24 July), Houston (27-28 July) and Calgary (30-31 July). Bid documents are available from the office of the Director General Petroleum Concession (DGPC) from 15 July 2009.

Companies are required to submit their bids by 10:00 hours (Pakistan Standard Time) on 31 August 2009.


Map: Blocks on offer in PEPC 2009 (red shading). Source: PetroView®

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During the period immediately after Pakistan gained independence in 1947, oil production was limited and gas production did not exist. Over 79% of Pakistan's energy needs are met through oil and gas, making it a priority sector in Pakistan. Heavy dependence on imported oil and volatility in the supply of imported oil led Pakistan to adopt consistent policies to encourage foreign investment in the upstream oil and gas sector to optimise the use of indigenous hydrocarbon resources.

To protect and promote foreign investment in the sector, the Government enacted Foreign Investment Protection Law in 1976 and introduced Petroleum Policy in 1991. The Petroleum Policy was revised in 1993, 1994 and 1997, and was overhauled in 2001 and 2009 to ensure Pakistan remained an attractive location in the global exploration market.

Pakistan completed a Basin Study Project in April 2009 to produce a consistent overview of all the basins to review the main prospective petroleum play fairways of Pakistan. While the onshore basins have had a number of discoveries, the offshore basins are relatively under-explored and are a main area of focus for the Government of Pakistan.

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