 Shell’s onshore interests in Pakistan are held by Kirthar Pakistan BV (KP BV). KP BV holds a 28% share in the Bhit gas field development and in the Badhra development, operated by Eni Pakistan Ltd; other partners include OGDCL (20%) and Premier-Kufpec Pakistan BV (12%). The Bhit field is a discovery of considerable size (over 1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of commercially recoverable gas reserves). Commercial production of natural gas from the Bhit field commenced in Q4 2002 and Bhit production is currently steady at 250-270 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. KP BV/Shell’s 28% share of this production amounts to around 12-13 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The Bhit field also produces around 275 barrels of condensate per day.
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