ISLAMABAD: The Jhal Magsi gas field in Balochistan that has been connected to the national gas distribution system after its allocation to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) will help save $298 million per annum if it is substituted with the imported gas -- RLNG -- whose tariff stands at $12.72 per MMbtu, a senior official of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) told this scribe.
“Development activities began in February 2024, led by the Projects Department. OGDCL hired Gasco Engineering, a local engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction firm, to provide critical support in rehabilitating 10-year-old equipment and machinery.”
With its supply of 14 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of natural gas and 45 barrels per day (BPD) of condensate, the recently revived Jhal Magsi gas field has emerged as a symbol of resilience and a milestone in Pakistan’s drive towards energy self-reliance.
The OGDCL has successfully commissioned the Jhal Magsi gas field in Balochistan, bringing it online after nearly a decade of dormancy. The field is now supplying 14 million MMSCFD of sales-quality natural gas and 45 BPD of condensate into the transmission network of SSGC, a development that marks a significant boost to the country’s energy sector at a time of rising demand and costly fuel imports.
The gas processing plant has a designed capacity of 20 MMSCFD of gas and 100 BPD of condensate. It includes an inlet separator, slug catcher, amine sweetening unit, glycol dehydration system and condensate stabilisation facilities. Two wells, Jhal Magsi-1 and Jhal Magsi-2, are currently producing and naturally flowing.
