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Oil & Gas Fields in Pakistan
Pakistan has 24 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 36th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 23 operating. The largest is Kandhkot Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan).
The largest owner-operators are Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (24), Government Holdings Pvt Ltd (16) and Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (13) — Pakistan Petroleum Ltd alone is named on 100% of them. Half of Pakistan's oil & gas fields in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 21 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Sui Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan), dating from 1952. They account for 8% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Pakistan.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Pakistan
- Kandhkot Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)1987
- Nashpa Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2009
- Adhi Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)1978
- Makori East Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2012
- Mamikhel Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2013
- Maramzai Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2011
- Mardankhel Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2016
- Mela Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2006
- Makori Deep Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)
- Shahdadpur Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2016
- Bolan East Oil Field (Pakistan)2020
- Manzalai Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2002
- Qadirpur Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)
- Shahdadpur East Gas Field (Pakistan)2014
- Shahdadpur West Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan)2015
Who owns Pakistan's oil & gas fields
- Pakistan Petroleum Ltd24 100%
- Government Holdings Pvt Ltd16 67%
- Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd13 54%
- Pakistan Oilfields Ltd10 42%
- MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company BV9 38%
- Asia Resources Oil Ltd3 13%
- Polish Oil and Gas Co2 8%
- United Energy Pakistan Ltd2 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 2000s5
- 2010s12
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2011 · oldest Sui Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan) (1952) · newest Bolan East Oil Field (Pakistan) (2020) · 21 of 24 carry a start date
How Pakistan compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 35. Qatar27
- 36. Denmark24
- 37. Guyana24
- 38. Pakistan24
- 39. Syria24
- 40. Vietnam22
- 41. Azerbaijan21
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Pakistan?
- OverWatts maps 24 oil & gas fields in Pakistan — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 36th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Pakistan?
- Kandhkot Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan), operated by Pakistan Petroleum.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Pakistan?
- Pakistan Petroleum Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 24 of 24 (100%). Next are Government Holdings Pvt Ltd (16), Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (13) and Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (10).
- How old are Pakistan's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2011, across the 21 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Sui Oil and Gas Field (Pakistan) (1952); 5 came online in the past ten years.