{"id":47854,"date":"2026-04-15T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47854"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:05:09","slug":"ogdc-announces-major-oil-gas-discovery-in-k-ps-kohat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47854","title":{"rendered":"OGDC announces major oil, gas discovery in K-P&#8217;s Kohat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In a major development amid the ongoing energy crisis, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) announced on Wednesday what it termed as the &#8220;largest oil and gas discovery in the country\u2019s history&#8221; at the Bazgai X-1 well in the Nashpa block.<\/p>\n<p>According to an OGDC spokesperson, the discovery in Kohat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was being described as a significant exploration success for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said the Bazgai X-1 well was currently producing 15,005 barrels of oil per day and 45.36 million standard cubic feet of gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627\u0626\u06cc \u06a9\u06d2 \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u06d2 \u0633\u06d2 \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06d2 \u0628\u0691\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u0634\u062e\u0628\u0631\u06cc<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0642\u06cc \u0648\u0632\u06cc\u0631 \u067e\u06cc\u0679\u0631\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u06cc \u067e\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0632 \u0645\u0644\u06a9 \u0646\u06d2 \u0627\u0648 \u062c\u06cc \u0688\u06cc \u0633\u06cc \u06a9\u06d2 \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u06af\u0632\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u06a9\u0633-01 \u06a9\u0646\u0648\u06cc\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u06a9\u0645\u0631\u0634\u0644 \u067e\u06cc\u062f\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0631 \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0641\u062a\u062a\u0627\u062d \u06a9\u0631 \u062f\u06cc\u0627<\/p>\n<p>\u0627\u0648 \u062c\u06cc \u0688\u06cc \u0633\u06cc \u0646\u06d2 \u0646\u064e\u0634\u067e\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627\u06a9 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06af\u0632\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u06a9\u0633-1 \u06a9\u0646\u0648\u0627\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u062a\u06cc\u0644 \u0648 \u06af\u06cc\u0633 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u0644\u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u062e \u06a9\u06cc \u0633\u0628 \u0633\u06d2 \u0628\u0691\u06cc \u062f\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u0641\u062a \u06a9\u0627 \u0633\u0646\u06af \u0645\u06cc\u0644 \u062d\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u06a9\u0631 \u0644\u06cc\u0627\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/PNKTLgPBbg<br \/>\n\u2014 PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) April 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>OGDC has set a target to increase oil production from the well to 25,000 barrels per day by 2028, while gas output is projected to reach 60 million standard cubic feet per day. The company also aims to scale up LPG production to 200 metric tonnes per day by the same year.<\/p>\n<p>Calling the development an important milestone for the country\u2019s energy security, Minister of State for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said the project would help save $329 million annually in foreign exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscoveries will increase domestic reserves and reduce dependence on imported fuel,\u201d he said, adding that the find would also help ease the energy crisis.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major development amid the ongoing energy crisis, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) announced on Wednesday what it termed as the &#8220;largest oil and gas discovery in the country\u2019s history&#8221; at the Bazgai X-1 well in the Nashpa block. 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