ISLAMABAD – Petroleum Minister Omar Ayub Khan visited the site of theoffshore drilling near the Karachi coast on Saturday, to review the pace ofthe exploratory work, Radio Pakistan reported.
The minister, Omar Ayub Khan, was accompanied by the special assistant tothe prime minister on petroleum, Nadeem Babar, when he arrived at Kekra-I.
They appreciated that the drilling, to find oil and gas deposits, hasentered its final phase.
Work at the site began recently after a gap of nine years, as a jointinitiative of ENI, ExxonMobil, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited andPakistan Petroleum Limited. Its estimated exploration cost is $75 million.
On April 30, representatives from Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil called onMinister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi in the federal capital.