Sui gas field
Sui gas field is located in Pakistan
Sui gas field
Location of Sui gas field
CountryPakistan
RegionBalochistan
LocationSui
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates28°38′0″N 69°12′0″E / 28.63333°N 69.20000°E / 28.63333; 69.20000
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

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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