Pakistan's state-owned firm discovers new oil, gas reserve in Sindh
Karachi, Jun 22 (PTI): Pakistan's state-owned exploration firm has discovered a new reserve of oil and gas in Sindh province, officials said.
The state-owned Oil & Gas Development Company(OGDCL) made the discovery earlier this month in Kharo at its Faakir-1 wildcat well, Field Operations Officer Saleem Khan said on Saturday.
“The discovery was made after drilling to a depth of 4,185 metres, the well tested at 6.4 million cubic feet per day of gas and 55 barrels per day of condensate from the Lower Goru formation,” Khan added.
According to experts, the discovery shows that there is still untapped energy under Pakistani soil.
“It’s not a gusher by global standards, but it's a critical domestic win. It is a significant breakthrough and a step forward in tapping and finding new reservoir blocks," Khan said.
The ODCL since last year has made at least two significant discoveries. One in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where it found gas and condensate reserves with initial production of 2.114 million cubic feet of gas and 74 barrels of crude oil per day.
In another discovery, it found substantial oil and gas reserves in Attock Punjab.
With Pakistan’s energy needs growing the OGDCL has been working with foreign private firms to conduct more explorations in the country, official said.
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Karnataka Assembly briefly adjourned after sound system malfunction
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday was forced to briefly adjourn the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after a malfunction of the sound system in the House.
The microphones on the Speaker’s table, as well as those on the tables of Ministers and members, went dead during the tabling of Bills in the Assembly.
The malfunction occurred shortly after Khader rebuked the ruling Congress members for not responding with "ayes" when the Bills were put to a voice vote, following objections from opposition BJP members, including Suresh Kumar, about the lack of response from the treasury benches.
BJP members took a dig at the ruling Congress, saying the sound system failure "reflects the government’s functioning."
They also commented that the Speaker was being silenced for rebuking ruling party members, which provoked laughter in the House.
As the sound system could not be immediately restored, the Speaker adjourned the House for ten minutes. Proceedings resumed shortly after the system was repaired.
