Sawan gas field

Sawan gas field
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Country	Pakistan
Region	Sindh
Location	Kathore village UC Ahsaanabad Nara Taluka Khairpur District
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	26.9837298°N 68.905031°E / 26.9837298; 68.905031
Operator	OMV Pakistan
Partners	OMV Pakistan (19.74%) PPL (26.18%) ENI Pakistan (23.68%) Government Holdings Private Limited (22.50%) OGDCL Moravske naftove doly (7.90%)
Field history
Discovery	1998 [1]
Start of production	October 22, 2003
Production
Current production of gas	310×10^^6 cu ft/d (8.8×10^^6 m^3/d)

Sawan Gas Field is located in Nara Taluka, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a joint venture of OMV Pakistan, ENI Pakistan, PPL, Moravské naftové doly and Government Holdings (Private) Limited.^{[citation needed]} Production peaked in 2007 and by late 2023, the field's operator had recovered 97% of the recoverable reserves.^[2] Sawan was and still is one of the largest discoveries of gas reserves in Pakistan.^[3]

The operator of the field is OMV Pakistan. It has commercially usable reserves of more than 45 billion cubic meters and OMV Pakistan share of the production is around 13,000 barrels (2,100 cubic metres) per day of oil equivalent.^{[citation needed]}

Sawan Gas Plant has its own airfield for transportation of staff due to its remote location. The airfield is known as Sawan Airport.

ENI announced in June 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, that it was putting its Pakistan assets up for sale.

See also

• Kadanwari Gas Field

References

1. [1], PPEPCA.
2. "Oil & gas field profile: Sawan Conventional Gas Field, Pakistan". Offshore Technology. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
3. [2], Pakistan Petroleum Exploration & Production Companies Association.

Further reading

• "Sawan field dedicated in Pakistan". Oil & Gas Journal. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2024.