PPL’s Gambat South raises hydrocarbon processing capacity

The Gambat South Gas Processing Facility (GPF-II) in Sanghar, Sindh, has increased its gas processing capacity from 55 MMscfd to 60 MMscfd through process optimisation, generating an additional 5 MMscfd of gas, 35 barrels of condensate, and one ton of liquified petroleum gas (LPG). The development was disclosed by Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), the operator of the Gambat South Block, in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. PPL has a 65% working interest, along with joint venture partners Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL) and Asia Resources Oil Limited (AROL) with 25% and 10% working interests in the block, respectively. PPL increases gas production at Shahdad X-1 The GPF-II Plant, originally commissioned in 2016 with a design capacity of 50 MMscfd of raw gas containing 26% CO2, was previously optimised during 2021-22 to handle 55 MMscfd of raw gas through operational improvements.