Exploring Sujawal, empowering Pakistan
“The success in Sujawal, both in terms of the Soho-1 discovery and the innovative use of our processing infrastructure, reflects our commitment to unlocking value through technical excellence and commercial agility. Discoveries like these reaffirm the vast untapped potential within mature basins and underscore MariEnergies’ role in delivering faster, smarter, and more sustainable energy solutions for Pakistan.”
Gas Discovery at Soho-1 Exploration Well
MariEnergies achieved a major breakthrough in the Sujawal Block with the Soho-1 gas discovery, reaffirming the untapped hydrocarbon potential of Pakistan’s mature basins. During testing thewell flowed 36 MMscfd of gas from the Lower Goru (Massive Sand) Formation, marking the first- ever gas discovery from the Massive Sands in this vicinity, extending the play limits in the region.
This milestone has opened a new exploration frontier within a zone previously associated with multiple failures, significantly enhancing confidence in the basin’s deeper plays.
The achievement underscores the effectiveness of MariEnergies’ data-driven, high-impact exploration strategy and highlights the technical excellence and resilience of its geoscientists and engineers.
Third-Party Gas Processing
Alongside this exploration success, the Company unlocked additional value by strategically leveraging the available capacity at the Sujawal Gas Processing Facility (SGPF) to process third-party gas from adjacent blocks.
This arrangement optimizes facility utilization, generates additional revenue, and enables early monetization of nearby discoveries.
The Pateji X-1 development project, located in a partner-operated block, stands as a benchmark in execution excellence. Led by MariEnergies, the project involved the rapid laying of a 40 km pipeline across challenging marshy terrain, along with the mobilization of separators and compressors from the Mari Field to the SGPF. The project was successfully completed ahead of schedule, with first gas delivered to SSGC on April 1, 2025.
Phase II of the project, also led by MariEnergies, is scheduled for completion next year. As testing at Soho-1 continues and Phase II of the Pateji development advances, the Sujawal Block stands at the intersection of exploration success and infrastructure-driven value creation—meeting national energy needs while showcasing the power of smart, synergistic strategies.