Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) has been exclusively awarded the Shakar Ganj West 3072-8 EL (Indus Basin) exploration licence on 18 November 2019. The licence covers an area of 2,479 sq km and it is located in the Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari and Sahiwal districts of Punjab province. The block was offered under the âOnshore Bid Round 2018â and it is awarded to OGDCL after the highest bid from SPEC was rejected by the government.  The bidding round was launched from 13 September 2018 to 26 November 2018 under which 10 onshore blocks were offered.
OGDCL has been exclusively awarded the Cholistan 2972-6 EL and Shakar Ganj West 3072-8 EL exploration licence.