{"id":104184,"date":"2025-12-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104184"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:51:46","slug":"major-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-kohat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/major-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-kohat.html","title":{"rendered":"OGDCL announces major oil &#038; gas discovery in Kohat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced a significant oil and gas discovery at its exploratory well, Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in the Nashpa Block, Kohat district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The well is currently producing 2,280 barrels of oil per day (BPD) and 5.6 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD). This marks the first hydrocarbon discovery from the Kingriali Formation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baragzai X-01 well was spud on December 24, 2024, and drilled to a depth of 5,170 meters into the Kingriali Formation. OGDCL operates the Nashpa Exploration Licence in partnership with its joint venture partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ogdcl-reports-hydrocarbon-find-in-khairpur-sindh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OGDCL reports hydrocarbon find in Khairpur, Sindh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OGDCL officials stated that the discovery opens new opportunities for further exploration in the area, which could help mitigate Pakistan\u2019s energy supply\u2013demand gap through indigenous resources. The find is expected to contribute significantly to the country\u2019s hydrocarbon reserves and bolster the national energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said the successful drilling of Baragzai X-01 represents an important step forward in Pakistan\u2019s energy development, de-risking deeper exploration in the region and strengthening the reserves of OGDCL, its partners, and the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced a significant oil and gas discovery at its exploratory well, Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in the Nashpa Block, Kohat district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The well is currently producing 2,280 barrels of oil per day (BPD) and 5.6 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD). This marks the first hydrocarbon discovery from the Kingriali Formation in the region. The Baragzai X-01 well was spud on December 24, 2024, and drilled to a depth of 5,170 meters into the Kingriali Formation. OGDCL operates the Nashpa Exploration Licence in partnership with its joint venture partners. Read: OGDCL reports hydrocarbon find in Khairpur, Sindh OGDCL officials stated that the discovery opens new opportunities for further exploration in the area, which could help mitigate Pakistan\u2019s energy supply\u2013demand gap through indigenous resources. The find is expected to contribute significantly to the country\u2019s hydrocarbon reserves and bolster the national energy sector. The company said the successful drilling of Baragzai X-01 represents an important step forward in Pakistan\u2019s energy development, de-risking deeper exploration in the region and strengthening the reserves of OGDCL, its partners, and the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":98527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[69831,54971,63623,53630,18315,68486,64911,62445,69827,17226,69830,55584,69828,69829,59017],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-baragzai-x-01","9":"tag-energy-development","10":"tag-exploration-licence","11":"tag-gas-production","12":"tag-hydrocarbon-reserves","13":"tag-indigenous-resources","14":"tag-joint-venture","15":"tag-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-2","16":"tag-kingriali-formation","17":"tag-kohat","18":"tag-nashpa-block","19":"tag-ogdcl","20":"tag-oil-and-gas-discovery","21":"tag-oil-production","22":"tag-pakistan-energy-sector","23":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Major oil and gas discovery in Kohat - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OGDCL officials stated that the discovery opens new opportunities for further exploration in the area, which could help mitigate...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/major-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-kohat.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Major oil and gas discovery in Kohat - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OGDCL officials stated that the discovery opens new opportunities for further exploration in the area, which could help mitigate...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/major-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-kohat.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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