OMV Maurice Energy starts production at Sofiya gas-condensate field in Pakistan

Nov. 6, 2017
Sofiya gas-condensate field came onstream Oct. 27 in Pakistan, operator OMV Maurice Energy Ltd. reported. The Sofiya-2 well adds 15 MMscfd of natural gas and 1,400 b/d of condensate to production from the Sofiya development and production lease.

Sofiya gas-condensate field came onstream Oct. 27 in Pakistan, operator OMV Maurice Energy Ltd. reported. The Sofiya-2 well adds 15 MMscfd of natural gas and 1,400 b/d of condensate to production from the Sofiya development and production lease.

Sofiya field is north of Mehar gas field on Mehar block in Pakistan. OMV along with joint venture partners Ocean Pakistan Ltd., Government Holdings Private Ltd., and Zaver Petroleum Corp. Pvt Ltd. discovered hydrocarbons from what is now Sofiya-2 in August 2013. Development activities began early this year.

The gas and condensate is being processed at OMV-operated Mehar gas facilities in Shahdadkot in Sindh province (OGJ Online, Dec. 8, 2013).