Mardankhel - 3well to be brought online soon.

PESHAWAR -- In a high-level meeting held at the office of Chief Secretary KP here in Peshawar, Naveed Kamran Baloch directed the district administration of Hanguto ensure the work to bring Mardankhel - 3 well online is initiated within the coming few days. The meeting was called on the directives of the prime minister so that the issue of Mardankhel-3 could be resolved at the earliest. All the relevant stakeholders were in attendance including senior representatives from MOL Group, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and the District Commissioner of Hangu. It is pertinent to mention here that Mardankhel - 3 well has a potential to deliver 12.5 MMSCFD when it was tested by MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Co. B.V, an international upstream oil and gas company operating in KP since 1999. Mardankhel-3 promises to widely redress the energy crisis in the country.

The Chief Secretary acknowledged the efforts of MOL as an international upstream entity in the region, and extended his full support to having problems related to Mardankhel-3 addressed on priority. It was explained to the chief secretary that after successful drilling of the well by MOL Pakistan in March 2017, rig demobilization was forcefully stopped by locals for natural gas provision. An operation was therefore carried out by law enforcing agencies in which 70, 000 rounds of fire were shot by the Police, with 7-8 people injured on the spot. The project has been stalled since then, and the well still remains to...

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