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PAKISTAN OILFIELDS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT 1996-97
Contents
Pakistan Oilfields Limited
Company Information 
Notice of Annual General Meeting 
Chairman's Review 
Directors' Report 
Pattern of Shareholding 
Statement under Section 237 
Ten Years at a Glance 
Auditors' Report to the Members  
Balance Sheet 
Profit and Loss Account
Cash Flow Statement 
Notes to the Accounts 
Subsidiaries of Pakistan Oilfields Limited
Attock Chemicals (Private) Limited
Company Information
Directors' Report 
Pattern of Shareholding 
Auditors' Report 
Balance Sheet 
Profit and Loss Account 
Notes to the Accounts
Capgas (Private) Limited
Company Information 
Directors' Report 
Pattern of Shareholding 
Auditors' Report 
Balance Sheet 
Profit and Loss Account 
Notes to the Accounts 
Attock Industrial Products Limited
Company Information 
Directors' Report 
Pattern of Shareholding 
Auditors' Report 
Balance Sheet 
Notes to the Accounts 
Form of Proxy
Company Information
Gaith Rs. Pharaon
Directors: Chairman
Arif Kemal
Chief Executive
Shahid Ahmad
Shahid Akbar
Khalid A. Ghazi
Shuaib A. Malik
Lt. Gen. (R) Talat Masood
Leith G. Pharaon
M. Salim
J M.T.K. Sherwani
Iqbal A. Khwaja
Company Secretary: F.C.A
Legal Advisers: Khan & Piracha,
M. Afzal Siddiqui
Legal Advisers Inc.
Tax Adviser: Nasaam Zafar
Auditors: A. F. Ferguson &Co.
Chartered Accountants
Registered Office: P.O.L. House, P.O. Refinery,
Morgah, Rawalpindi
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the FORTY-SIXTH Annual General Meeting (being the Fifty-Sixth
General Meeting) of the Company will be held at Hotel Pearl Continental, Rawalpindi on Monday,
December 29, 1997 at 11.00 A.M. to transact the following business:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1. To confirm the minutes of the Fifty-fifth General Meeting held on May 15,1997.
2. To receive, consider and approve the audited accounts of the Company together with
Directors' and Auditors' Reports for the year ended June 30, 1997.
3. To declare a final cash dividend of 15% as recommended by the Board of Directors, in
addition to 15% interim dividend already paid, for the year ended June 30, 1997.
4. To appoint auditors for the year ending June 30, 1998 and fix their remuneration. The present
auditors Messrs A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire and being eligible, offer
themselves for reappointment.
5. To transact any other business with the permission of the Chairman.
SPECIAL BUSINESS
6. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution, pursuant to section 208 of the
Companies Ordinance, 1984 in respect of the Company's investment in its subsidiary.
"RESOLVED" that Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) is hereby authorized to invest an
additional amount of Rs. 7.5 million in the equity of an associated company "Attock Petroleum
Limited" (APL) to bring total investment of POL to Rs. 8.5 million in the enhanced equity of
APL.
Further resolved that Chief Executive be and is hereby authorized to sign such documents
and take such steps from time to time as and when required in acquiring the said equity
interest in APL.
NOTES:
PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A member entitled to attend and vote at this meeting is entitled to appoint another member as his/her
proxy to attend and vote. Proxies in order to be effective must be received at the Registered Office
of the Company duly stamped and signed not less than 48 hours before the meeting.
CLOSURE OF SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS
The share transfer books of the Company will remain closed and no transfer of shares will be
accepted for registration from December 15, 1997.to December 29, 1997 (both days inclusive).
CHANGE IN ADDRESS
The members are requested to promptly notify any change in their addresses.
STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 160 (1) (b) OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1984.
Equity investment in Attock Petroleum Limited
a) Attock Petroleum Limited (APL) has increased its authorized capital from Rs.10 million to
Rs 100 million and paid up capital from Rs. 10 million to Rs. 50 million to meet its capital
requirements.
b) POL Directors recommend that in addition to Rs. 1 million already invested in the equity of
APL, further investment of Rs. 7.5 million be made in this associated company.
c) The Directors are of the view that the additional investment is essential for APEs capital
requirement and is in the interest of POL, the sponsoring Company.
d) The Directors have no vested interest in' the above investment except that majority of
the Directors of the Company are also the Directors of the associated company.
Chairman's Review
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalam-o-Alaykum
It gives me pleasure to present the review of operations and audited financial statements of your
Company for the year ended June 30, 1997.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the year under review Mr. M.T.K. Sherwani and Mr. Shahid Akbar were nominated by the
Government of Pakistan as directors in place of Mr. Munir Ahmad and Mr. M. Mubeen Ahsan
respectively. We sadly report sudden demise of Mr. Tanvir Ahmad alternate director to
Dr. Ghaith R. Pharaon. The management and employees of the Company share the grief with the
family of Mr. Tanvir Ahmad. His services to the Company shall be remembered for a long time.
In August, 1997 Mr. Usman Aminuddin resigned and Mr. Arif Kemal was appointed as Cheif
Executive of the Company. I welcome the directors joining the Board and would like to place on
record appreciation of the services of all the outgoing directors.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Your Company has earned a profit after tax for the current year of Rs. 569 million (1995-96:
18 months; Rs. 388 million). Sales revenue for the year under review was Rs. 1,889 million as
compared to Rs. 1,540 million for the eighteen months ended June 30,1996.
Crude oil prices peaked to US $ 25 per barrel for a short while before declining to around US $19
per barrel. Average price of POL crude during the year was US $19.83 per barrel as compared to
US $16.59 for 1995-96. An interim dividend of Rs. 1.50 per share '(15%) was declared for the six
months to December, 1996. Final cash dividend of Rs.1.50 per share (15%) is also being recom-
mended by your Board.
Your Company has contributed Rs. 244 million to the national exchequer (1995-96: Rs. 210 million)
and effected foreign exchange saving for the country to the tune of US $ 52 million (1995-96:
US $ 54 million) during the year.
PRODUCTION
A comparison of total production of crude oil and other products inclusive of POl's share from joint
ventures is given below:
12 months to 18 months to
June 30, 1997 June 30, 1996
Crude oil US barrels 1,476,357 1,572,142
Gas MMCF 6,465 8,340
LPG Metric tonnes 27,792 39,303
Sulphur Metric tonnes 3,137 7,107
Solvent oil US barrels 22,562 32,981
POL's OWN PRODUCING FIELDS
POl's average production during report year was 2,316 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) (1995-96:
2,045 BŠPD) and 9.37 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of gas (1995-96:10 MMCFD).The major
share of production is from Meyal field, where new well Meyal-16 has been successfully drilled to a
depth of 13,188 feet in March, 1997. At present this well is producing 900 BOPD.
POL is planning to acquire 126 line km. of new seismic in Meyal to define compartmentalization for
it's further exploitation. Meyal field has produced an average of 1,600 BOPD and 9.37 MMCFD of
gas.
POL has acquired 80 sq.km. of 3-D seismic on Khaur and 69.5 sq.km. on Balkassar Development
and Production Lease. In Dhulian field workover job at well #39 is in progress. POL plans 5 workovers
and deepening of well # 17 to increase the production in this field.
JOINT VENTURES' PRODUCING FIELDS
Soan Concession (Pindori Area)
POL has completed processing of 30 sq.km. of 3-D seismic data that was acquired in July 1996.
It's interpretation has been completed on our work-station. There are plans to drill Pindori-4
development well in 1997-98. The LPG plant was installed and production started from April 1997.
The plant is producing over 20 metric tonnes of LPG and 340 barrels of Solvent oil per day.
Pindori field has produced an average production of 1,834 BOPD and 5.73 MMCFD of gas out of
which POEs average share was 642 BOPD and 2 MMCFD of gas.
Your company has 35% interest in Pindori Development and Production Lease.
Ahmadal Concession
In this concession, Pariwali discovery was declared commercial on June 10, 1997 and a 121.95
sq.km. Development and Production Lease was granted to your Company for a period of twenty
years w.e.f. July 1, 1997.3-D seismic survey of 70 sq.km. over Pariwali field has been completed.
Seismic interpretation at POL work-station has identified a Pariwali-2 development location. Your
company plans to process 3-D seismic to Pre-Stack migration for further delineation of other
compartments on this structure. Development well Pariwali-2 has been planned for 1997-98
Average production from Pariwali field was 841 BOPD, 8.97 MMCFD of gas and 19 metric tonnes
of LPG. POL has 82.5% interest in Pariwali field. Remaining 17.5% are owned by
Government Holdings.
Dhurnal (North Potwar Block)
Your Company has a 5% interest in this concession which is under operatorship of Orient Petroleum
Inc. (oPI) (formerly Occidental of Pakistan Inc.) The average production during the year under
review was 1,603 BOPD, 7.3 MMCFD of gas and 21 metric tonnes of LPG. This field is on
continuous decline.
Bhangali (Soan Block)
Average production from Bhangali field operated by OPI was 465 BOPD and 13.14 MMCFD of gas.
Your company has 7% interest in the field. As the behavior of well was not steady, the Operator
has approached the Government for approval of installing Gas Lift system. Currently the well is
producing intermittently.
Ratana
A total of 230 sq.km. of 3-D seismic acquisition was completed on September 26, 1996.3-D seismic
interpretation on Post-Stack migrated data was completed. Based upon recommendations, seismic
inversion on selected lines of final 3-D data was initiated. Pre-Stack time migrated data is being
loaded on to work-station for interpretation.
Average daily production of 463 barrels of condensate and 0.61 MMCF of gas was achieved from
Rataria field operated by OPI.
Your Company has 4.54% interest in Rataria field.
Chak Naurang
Average production of 855 BOPD was achieved from Chak Naurang field operated by Oil & Gas
Development Corporation (OGDC) during the year under review. The Company has 15% share in
this field.
EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT
Your company continued exploration activities throughout the year under review. A summary of each
area is highlighted below:
Ahmadal Concession
On a separate prospect, new seismic acquisition and processing of 52 line kin. has been completed.
Seismic interpretation has identified a new prospect which is located east of Dhurnal oil field, where
"Khudadad-l" well was spudded on January 4, 1997. Drilling is in progress at this well. The
Company has 95% working interest in this prospect and carries 5% working interest of Government
Holdings during exploration phase.
Central Potwar Concession
In this concession re-processing of 564 line km. of previous seismic data has been completed and
321 line kin. of new seismic data has been acquired. Seismic processing and interpretation has been
completed. Your Company has identified Turkwal Prospect where additional 165 line kin. of new
seismic acquisition was planned. This acquisition is in progress for further delineation. An
exploratory well shall be drilled in this Prospect in 1997-98.
Considering a possibility of quick cashflow, Turkwal-1 well has been re-entered which was earlier
drilled by OGDC. After testing vertical well, horizontal drilling in Eocene formation is in progress to
intersect possible oil bearing fractured zone.
The Company has 95% working interest in this block and carries 5% working interest of
Government Holdings during exploration phase.
Minwal
POL drilled Minwal X-1 as an oil discovery well to a total depth of 7,150 feet. This oil discovery was
put on an extended production test since January 3, 1997. This well is producing heavy oil at 600
BOPD. There are plans to declare commerciality on one well basis and apply for Development
Lease. Your Company has 95% working interest in exploration phase and 82.5% interest in extended
test production and after commerciality is declared.
East Badin Block-B
Tullow Pakistan (Development) Limited (Tullow) has acquired 2-D seismic during this period and it's
processing has been completed in UK. Suri # 1 well was drilled to a total depth of 4,065 feet into
Cretaceous. Drilling results indicated presence of gas in 3 zones. This well has been
completed and lower most zone has tested gas @ 12.34 MMCFD on 40/64 inch choke. Tullow also
plans to test the remaining two upper zones.
Sara Gas Sale agreement is under negotiation withWater and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
Government of Pakistan has already given its approval for allocation of gas to WAPDA.
Your Company has an interest of 22.97% during exploration and 14.54% during development and
production phase.
NEW CONCESSIONS
Southern Sind Block
Your Company is continuing to look for new oil and gas prospects so as to increase it's reserve base
and add on to its present production. POL applied for a 2,619 sq.km. area in Southern Sind Block
which is located in south-eastern part of Sind Province in the Lower Indus basin. POL has been
awarded this block and concession agreement was signed on October 18, 1997. Your Company has
95% interest in this block and will carry 5% working interest of Government Holdings during
exploration phase.
Cholistan
Processing and interpretation of 313 line km. of seismic has been completed which was acquired in
1996. In order to achieve more time without any major commitment your Company surrendered this
concession on it's expiry date of November 20, 1996 and re-applied for this block with a commitment
to re-process 200 line km. of existing seismic data only.
POL was awarded this block and concession agreement was signed on October 18, 1997. POL
plans to re-process seismic data and complete it's final interpretation to identify and define a drill-
able prospect. The Company has 95% working interest in this block and will carry 5% working
interest of Government Holdings during exploration phase.
PIPELINES
The pipelines of your Company are operating satisfactorily. Pipeline from Minwal X-1 to Joyamair for
disposal of oil production has been completed. Work on oil tanks and other facilities is in progress.
The pipeline crossing over river Soan in the Balkasser - Khaur line was washed away during the
recent floods in August, 1997. A temporary connection has been made operative while
arrangements are being made to rebuild the crossing.
POLGAS OPERATIONS
Net profit for the LPG cylinders sales project amounted to Rs. 63 million for the year under review
(18 months to June 30, 1996: Rs. 51 million).
SUBSIDIARIES
Attock Chemicals (Private) Limited (ACL)
Your subsidiary earned the highest ever profit before tax of Rs. 8.2 million during the year (18 months
to June 30, 1996: Rs. 2.3 million). The increase in profit has been mainly due to better market price
achieved for sulphuric acid during the year. Total sales revenue of ACL for the year was Rs. 44 million
and after providing for taxation it earned a profit of Rs. 5.2 million.
Capgas (Private) Limited (CAPGAS)
CAPGAS continued to market its share of LPG production from Pakistan Petroleum Limited's Adhi
field. The Company has earned a profit before tax of Rs. 42 million during the year (18 months to
June 30, 1996: Rs. 39.4 million). An LPG bowzer has been acquired for the transportation of local
and imported LPG. This has been employed gainfully and is operating smoothly.
Attock Industrial Products Limited (AIPL)
The Plant at Rawat to manufacture Basic Chromium Sulphate is complete in all respects but
there are teething problems. Heavy Mechanical Complex (Pvt.) Limited (HMC) could not complete
the Plant within the contractual period of 24 months from the effective date. Every effort was made
to help out HMC for completion of the Plant even after the contractual period. After a laps of
approximately sixteen months, AIPL by giving a notice of fifteen days terminated HMC's contract on
February 19, 1997.
During the trial operations, AIPL has manufactured the product of required specification but has not
been able to achieve the full capacity. Chinese and British consultants have been hired and every
effort is being made to bring the Plant in production upto the required capacity. POL has 75%
interest in the equity of AIPL.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
In order to increase POl's asset base value and grow it's reserve base, your Company is planning to
go international in its oil and gas exploration efforts. POL is considering to acquire oil reserves
through participation in low risk viable prospects in Joint Ventures with sound oil companies
operating in basin of large oil and gas potential that are located in close proximity to Pakistan.
STAFF
Finally I wish to express my warm thanks to all our staff for their hard work and commitment. I look
forward to their continued efforts to meet the challenges which lie ahead.
Our agreement with CBA expired on June 30, 1997 and we hope to achieve a satisfactory settlement
with them in a cordial atmosphere as in the years before.
Directors' Report
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the
Company for the year ended June 30, 1997.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS Rs. 000
These are summarised below:
Profit for the year after providing for all expenses
including depreciation, exploration and amortization of
drilling expenditure based on units of production method. 694,388
Less: Provision for taxation Current -
Deferred 125,000
125,000
569,388
Add: Transfer from exchange equalisation reserve 7,397
Unappropriated profit brought forward 1,678,969
Profit available for appropriations 2,255,754
Appropriations
Interim dividend paid at the rate of 15%
(equivalent to Rs. 1.50 per share of Rs. 10 each) 57,038
Final dividend now recommended by the Directors at the rate of 15%
(equivalent to Rs. 1.50 per share of Rs. 10 each) 57,038
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114,076
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Unappropriated profit carried forward to next year 2,141,678
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The profit has been arrived at after setting aside
Rs. 36.6 million for workers' profit participation fund
and Rs 0.98 million in respect of workers' welfare fund.
Earning per share for the year is Rs. 14.97 (1996: Rs. 12.74)
2. DIVIDEND
The Directors have already declared an interim dividend @ 15% and are now
recommending a final dividend @ 15% making a total of 30% for the year ended
June 30, 1997. (1996: Dividend @ 25% and Bonus shares @ 25%).
3. DIRECTORS
During the year Mr. M. K. T. Sherwani and Mr. Shahid Akbar were nominated as directors by
the Government of Pakistan in place of Mr. Munir Ahmed and Mr. M. Mubeen Ahsan
respectively. We sadly report sudden demise of Mr. Tanvir Ahmed, alternate director to
Dr. Ghaith R. Pharaon. In August, 1997. Mr. Usman Aminuddin resigned and Mr. Arif Kemal
was appointed as Chief Executive of the Company.
4. AUDITORS
The auditors Messrs A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire and offer themselves
for reappointment.
5. PATTERN OF SHAREHOLDING
The pattern of shareholding is annexed.
6. HOLDING COMPANY
The Attock Oil Company Limited, incorporated in England, is the holding company of Pakistan
Oilfields Limited.
PATTERN OF SHAREHOLDING AS ON JUNE 30, 1997
FORM - 34
Number of Size of holding of shares Total shares
shareholders From To held
209 1 100 8,471
305 101 500 72,101
117 501 1,000 83,538
141 1,001 5,000 292,738
21 5,001 10,000 155,277
8 10,001 15,000 99,511
5 15,001 20,000 84,764
2 20,001 25,000 45,650
1 30000 35,000 31,250
1 40001 45,000 41,250
3 60,001 65,000 188,750
1 95,001 100,000 100,000
1 100,001 105,000 105,000