Sui Gas Field is a natural gas field near
Sui in
Balochistan Province,
Pakistan
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that is operated by
Pakistan Petroleum Limited.
Sui gas field was discovered in 1952, its current production is per day at
standard conditions.
[https://www.ppl.com.pk/sites/default/files/2021-10/PPL%20AR-2021%20%28Final%29.pdf ]
Production
The Sui Gas Field is considered to be the largest natural gas field in Pakistan with 1.6 trillion cubic feet reserve estimates as of 2017.
[ In 2007, the Sui Gas Field accounted for 17% of Pakistan's total gas production.
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Protective measures
The Sui Gas pipelines are a frequent target of terrorist attacks. As a protective measure, Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Urdu: ; born 20 April 1952), is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 8th Chief of Army Staff , being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from ...
ordered Frontier Corps (FC) to take charge of the Sui Gas Fields in 2011.
See also
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ( ur, ) was incorporated as a private limited Company in 1963 and later converted into a public limited company in January 1964 under the Companies Act 1913 of British India, now The Companies Act 2017 ...
* Sui Southern Gas Company
References
External links
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Dera Bugti District
Natural gas fields in Pakistan
Geography of Balochistan, Pakistan
Energy in Balochistan, Pakistan
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