“In Baluchistan we have entered areas that for about six years were high security zones,” said Zahid Hussain, chief executive at OGDCL. “The government and local people are supporting us.”
Pakistan’s government is aiming at $15 billion in spending in five years to develop its oil and natural gas industry in order to decrease its reliance on imports and meet domestic demand. The country expects domestic demand of oil and gas to double by 2020.