Daily Times
April 24, 2021
Petroleum Division on Friday awarded six more oil and gas blocks to three leading companies aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in the energy sector by increasing Exploration and Production (E&P) activities in potential areas of the country.
Minister for Energy Muhammad Hammad Azhar witnessed the signing ceremony of Petroleum Concessions/Exploration Licences of 6 oil & gas blocks that held here at the Petroleum Division, a news release said. The Exploration Licences (ELs) and Petroleum Concession Agreements (PCAs) were signed by Secretary Petroleum Mian Asad Hayaud Din and Director General Petroleum Concessions Abdul Jabbar Memon on behalf of the government. While, Managing Director (MD) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Shahid Saleem Khan, MD Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) Faheem Haider and MD Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) signed the agreements representing their companies.