In February 2018, it was announced that Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) had assigned a 32% working interest in the Shah Bandar 2467-16 EL (Indus Basin) onshore concession to Mari Petroleum Company Ltd. The interest change has an effective date of 20 June 2017. The licence covers an area of 2,083 sq km and is located in Sindh province. The equity split in the block is as follows: PPL (65.5%, operator), Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) (32%) and Sindh Energy Holding Company Ltd (SEHCL) (2.5%). PPL had acquired 372 sq km 3D seismic (dynamite / air gun source) over the block during November 2015 â September 2016 period using the services of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corp (SINOPEC).  No well has been drilled in the acreage to date.
PPL had assigned a 32% working interest in the Shah Bandar 2467-16 EL onshore concession to Mari Petr.Company.