It was reported in December 2019 that Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) has been awarded the Bashar D&PL (Development & Production Lease) over its Bashar X-1ST gas discovery with effective date as 5 March 2019. The lease covers an area of 12 sq km and is located in the Matiari district of the Sindh province. The equity split is as follows: PPL 65% (operator) and Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) 35%. PPL is the current operator of the Hala EL block from where the lease was excised.  PPL had made the Bashar X-1ST gas discovery in September 2016 which was reported to have flowed 8.7 MMcfg/d during testing. It was drilled to a TD of 3,881 m in the Massive Sand unit of Cretaceous Lower Goru Formation.  PPL had submitted the application for the Bashar D&PL on 25 March 2019 over an area of 38.6 sq km.
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) has been awarded the Bashar D&PL (Development & Production Lease) 