*TEHRAN - Iran has discovered a gas field near the Gulf with enough reserves to supply the capital for 16 years, state media reported on Sunday.* The Eram field contained 19 trillion cubic feet (538 billion cubic metres) of natural gas, the National Iranian Oil Company said, cited by ...

*ISLAMABAD*: The government is in the process of finalising a policy to exploit massive shale gas and oil reserves that were identified after a study completed in collaboration with the USAID some four years ago. “Shale gas policy is being prepared for onward submission and approval of the ...

ISLAMABAD - Petroleum Minister Omar Ayub Khan visited the site of the offshore drilling near the Karachi coast on Saturday, to review the pace of the exploratory work, Radio Pakistan reported. The minister, Omar Ayub Khan, was accompanied by the special assistant to the prime minister on ...

ISLAMABAD - Oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) companies would drill 90 wells in different areas across the country during current fiscal year. “Under the plan, 50 exploratory and 40 development wells will be drilled in a bid to make the country self-sufficient in the energy ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) The recent geological investigations have shown that 185 billion tons of coal reserves exist in different parts of the country, which can be used as a primary and inexpensive source for power generation."More than 184 billion tons deposits are located in Sindh province, with Thar ...

LAHORE: (APP) A number of projects have been started to meet demand of energy sector under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The country had huge reserves of coal and the government had started efforts to use all available resources to overcome energy shortage, a senior official of mines and ...