Sui gas field

Sui Gas Field is a natural gas field near Sui in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan, Pakistan, that is operated by Pakistan Petroleum Limited.[3] Sui gas field was discovered in 1952, its current production is 8.5 million cubic metres (300 million cubic feet) per day at standard conditions.[4]

Sui gas field
Sui gas field is located in Pakistan
Sui gas field
Location of Sui gas field
CountryPakistan
RegionBalochistan
LocationSui
BlockŲ
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates28°38′0″N 69°12′0″E
OperatorPakistan Petroleum Limited[1]
Field history
Discovery1952[2]
Start of production1955
Production
Current production of gas394[1]×10^6 cu ft/d (11.2×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated gas in place12,170×10^9 cu ft (345×10^9 m3)
Producing formationsSui Main Limestone, Sui Upper Limestone, Pab Sandstone, Habibrahi limestone

Production

The Sui Gas Field is considered to be the largest natural gas field in Pakistan with 1.6 trillion cubic feet reserve estimates as of 2017.[3] In 2007, the Sui Gas Field accounted for 17% of Pakistan's total gas production.

Protective measures

The Sui Gas pipelines are a frequent target of terrorist attacks. As a protective measure, Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervez Kayani ordered Frontier Corps (FC) to take charge of the Sui Gas Fields in 2011.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Sui Gas Field". www.ppl.com.pk. Pakistan Petroleum Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Natural Gas scenario - Pakistan case study". Business Recorder (newspaper). 23 December 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. Kiani, Khaleeq (9 January 2017). "Fresh Sui gas agreement". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. https://www.ppl.com.pk/sites/default/files/2021-10/PPL%20AR-2021%20%28Final%29.pdf
  5. Nasir Khan (18 April 2011). "Frontier Corps (FC) to take charge of security in Sui: Army Chief". The News Tribe website. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  • "Sui gas field". Pakistan Petroleum Limited website. 11 December 2005. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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