Source: Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions

ii) Natural Gas
As on 1st April, 2000, the remaining recoverable reserves of natural gas (excluding recent gas discoveries) have been estimated at 19.5 trillion cubic feet. The average production of natural gas during July 99 - March 2000 has been 2,217 million cubic feet per day, against 2,012 million cubic feet per day during the comparable period of last year. Table 16.8 shows the natural gas production for July 99-March 2000 and the corresponding period of last year.

Source: Directorate General of Petroleum Concession

Main companies currently engaged in gas exploratory and development activities are LASMO, MGCL, OGDCL, PPL and UTP. The overall per day gas production for the current year , 1999-2000 (July-March) is higher by 10.2 percent, compared to the corresponding period of last year. The production of gas by all the companies is higher during the first 9 months of the current financial year, excepting two companies, M/s LASMO and M/s OPI whose production are lesser by 20 percent and 37.5 percent respectively, compared to the corresponding period of last year.

iii) Drilling Activities
A total number of 27 oil wells have been drilled during July 99-March 2000, including 8 wells of OGDCL in the public sector, compared to 22 wells during the corresponding period last year, as per sectoral details (Public vs Private) given in Table 16.9:

Source: Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions

iv) New Discoveries
During the period July 1999-March 2000, two new oil/gas fields, namely, Chanda & Jhaberi have been discovered by the OGDCL and the UTP, respectively.

IV. Performance of Major Oil and Gas Companies
The operational performance of the three major oil and gas companies of the public sector is reviewed in the following paragraphs.

a) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) was established as Corporation in September, 1961. The OGDCL was entrusted the responsibility to undertake a well thought out and systematic exploratory programme, plan and promote oil and gas prospects. By March, 2000, OGDCL had made total 49 discoveries which include 30 oil, 12 gas and 7 condensates discoveries. It now produces approximately 38 percent of indigenous oil production and 23 percent of gas. Physical progress of the company for the period 1st July, 1999 to 31st March, 2000 in comparison with corresponding period previous year is given in Table 16.10.

Note : Figures in parentheses show daily average production.
Source: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited

The OGDCL’s major ongoing projects include Kunnar and Bobi Projects. Kunner Complex Project has been partially put on production and is producing about 1400 to 1500 barrels oil per day, however, LPG production has not yet been started. Bobi Project is expected to start production by December 2000. The Kunner and Bobi Projects in Sindh will provide about 5,500 bpd of additional production of oil and about 140 metric tons per day of additional LPG. Nandpur and Panjpir are another on-going projects in Punjab which have been partially completed. On completion, it will produce about 65 MMcfd of low Btu gas for power generation. Chanda oil and gas discovery was made by the OGDCL during current financial year, 1999-2000. Chanda well No.1 is located in District Kohat. It may be pointed out that this is the first oil discovery in the NWFP Province.

b) Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited was incorporated in 1963 and converted into a public limited company in 1964. The principal business of the Company is transmission, purification and distribution of natural gas in Punjab and NWFP. Government of Pakistan holds 36 percent of the share capital. Sui Northern is on active list of privatization and disinvestment of LPG business is under process. During July-March 1999-2000, SNGPL has given connections to 65 industrial, 3,108 commercial and 109,170 domestic consumers, bringing the progressive total number of customers to 2,680 industrial, 41,603 commercial and 1,812,574 domestic. SNGPL has so far supplied gas to 136 towns in Punjab and NWFP.

c) Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited was established in 1989. The SSGC’s core business involves the processing, transmission and distribution of gas. Company provides gas to all classes of customers within its franchise area which covers the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. The SSGC also purifies gas at Sui for the provinces of Punjab and NWFP (the franchise area of SNGPL). The SSGC owns and operates a Gas Meter Manufacturing Plant at Karachi, which is the only domestic and commercial gas meter manufacturing facility in Pakistan. The SSGC’s business also includes distribution of allocated quota of LPG to all four provinces of Pakistan. The SSGC owns and operates high pressure gas transmission pipeline system transporting gas to its franchise regions. The entire transmission system is protected cathodically and covered by the Company’s Radio Telecommunication system. Served by the transmission system, the SSGC also owns and operates an extensive gas distribution system. The Company also constructs and repairs HP/LP pipelines. The SSGC is a public limited company with 88.66 percent of its shares currently owned by Government controlled financial institutions.

During July-March 1999-2000, the SSGC has given connections to 96 industrial, 729 commercial and 61,851 domestic consumers, bringing the progressive total number of consumers to 2,191 industrial, 19,300 commercial and 1,491,304 domestic. The SSGC has so far supplied gas to 638 towns/villages of Sindh and Balochistan.

V. Profile of Electricity Generation
The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) are the three main public sector organizations, involved in power generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the country. Besides, some Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are also involved in power generation as private entities.

The plant/station-wise installed power generation capacity of the WAPDA, the KESC and the IPPs are given in Table 16.11.

Source: Water and Power Development Authority

The bulk of the installed capacity of WAPDA’s power system comprising of Northern, Upper, Lower Sindh and Quetta power markets stood at 9,945 MW [hydel 4,825 MW (48.5%) and thermal 5,120 MW (51.51%)] during July-March, 1999-2000 followed by the IPPs (4,674 MW), KESC own installed capacity (1756 MW) and other sources such as M/s Tapal Energy and M/s Gul Ahmad (252 MW), supplying to KESC, totaling 2008 MW, and Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (137 MW). The total installed capacity stood at 16,764 MW during July-March 1999-2000, compared with 15,725 MW during July-March 1998-99, thereby registering an increase of 6.6 percent. In the total installed capacity the share of WAPDA system has been 59.3 percent followed by the IPPs at 27.9 percent and KESC plus others at 12.8 percent, during the fiscal year 1999-2000. Within the WAPDA system, the shares of thermal and hydel are respectively 51.5 percent and 48.5 percent. The details are given in Table 16.12.

Note : Figures in parentheses are percentage share.
* Shares in WAPDA system.

The capacity of the potential projects whose feasibility studies are completed are given in Table 16.13.