OGDCL to harness geothermal energy

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) – Pakistan’s largest oil and gas exploration firm – has partnered with a global technology firm to enhance the use of technology for better planning, exploration, and production of oil and gas deposits across Pakistan. SLB, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and operating in around 100 countries, will assist OGDCL in improving controls over carbon footprints and combating climate change by developing technologies that reduce emissions and enhance geothermal energy for a better future for people and the planet. In a statement, SLB said that as part of the collaboration, it will help OGDCL develop a plan to evaluate the geothermal potential of 25 fields in the North, South, and Central basins in Pakistan, which have been pre-selected by the state-owned domestic exploration firm. The international firm’s experts, together with the OGDCL team, will assess surface, subsurface, and well data for the fields to identify focus areas and estimate their geothermal potential using regional models and well productivity calculations.