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The Pakistan Oilfields Limited ( ur, ) is a Pakistani
oil and gas A fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel. The main fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels ...
exploration company which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is based in
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
, Punjab Province, Pakistan. In 1978, Pakistan Oilfields took over the exploration and production business of Attock Oil Company. Since then, Pakistan Oilfields has been investing independently. Pakistan Oilfields is a leading oil and gas exploration and production company listed on
Pakistan Stock Exchange The Pakistan Stock Exchange ( ur, , abbreviated as PSX) is a stock exchange in Pakistan with trading floors in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. PSX was classified by MSCI as a frontier market on 8 September 2021. The PSX was established on 11 ...
.Pakistan Oilfields profit rises 27 percent
Dawn (newspaper), Updated 28 January 2017, Retrieved 21 June 2021


History

Pakistan Oilflelds Limited was incorporated on 25 November 1950. In 1978, the POL was horizontically integration and took over the exploration and production business of Attock Oil Company. Since then, POL has been investing independently and in joint venture with various exploration and production companies for the search of oil and gas in the country. In addition to exploration and production of oil and gas, POL also manufactures
Liquefied petroleum gas Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas) is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, propylene, butylene, isobutane and n-butane. LPG is used as a fuel gas in heating appliances, cooking e ...
(LPG), Solvent Oil and Sulphur. POL markets LPG under its own brand named POLGAS as well as through its subsidiary CAPGAS (Private) Limited. POL also operates a network of pipelines for transportation of its own as well as other companies' crude oil to
Attock Refinery The Attock Refinery Limited () is a Pakistani petroleum company which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is active in crude oil refining in the country.National Refinery National Refinery Limited (NRL) () is a Pakistani oil refinery which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is based in Korangi Creek, Karachi, Pakistan. It is a petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex engaged in the manufa ...
Limited, which is the only refining complex in the country producing fuel products as well as lube base oils.Pakistan Oilfields Limited - stock quote and company business summary on MarketScreener.com website
Retrieved 21 June 2021


See also

* Attock Group of Companies


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Company Information of Pakistan Oilfields Limited

Pakistan Oilfields Limited
Oil and gas companies of Pakistan Natural gas pipelines in Pakistan Pakistani subsidiaries of foreign companies Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange Pakistan–Soviet Union relations Non-renewable resource companies established in 1950 Companies based in Rawalpindi Energy companies established in 1950 Formerly government-owned companies of Pakistan Pakistani companies established in 1950 {{Pakistan-company-stub