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Opportunities inPakistan’s Upstream

Oil & Gas Sector

www.mpnr.gov.pk

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources

Government of Pakistan

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Opportunities in Pakistan's Upstream Oil & Gas Sector

ContentsOpportunity Landscape 04

Upstream Oil & Gas Sector 07

• PolicyFocus

• InvestmentProtection

• OnshoreAreas

• OffshoreAreas

• ShaleExploitation

• BrightPast,BrighterFuture

Legal Framework 17

Upstream Procedural and Regulatory Measures 18

• Zoning

• ConcessionAwardProcess

• GasMarket

Onshore Package 19

Offshore Package 22

Low BTU Gas 24

Tight Gas 25

Marginal/ Stranded Gas Fields: Gas Pricing & Criteria and Guidelines 2013 26

Open Access to Public Domain Data 27

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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan

Opportunity Landscape Pakistan is strategically located within the regionand has a large sedimentary basin covering over827,000Sq.Kmandspreadoverbothonshoreandoffshore. Parts of these sedimentary basins remainunexploredorareunderexplored,therebyprovidingidealinvestmentopportunitiestoE&Pcompanies.Inaddition to the conventional oil and gas resourcesthereisahugepotentialforunconventionalresources,whichremainuntapped.

Total conventional and unconventional reserves inPakistanareestimatedatabout160Tcfandthisisone

areawhere the IOCs, especially theUScompanieswith their extensive experience and technicalknowhow can play a major role in the exploitationof this resource and in turn reap rich benefits. TheGovernmentiseagertoattractlocalandmultinationalE&Pcompaniesinthissector,tappingtheiroperationalexperience,extensivedatabase, trainedmanpowerand sound financial position to make this venture asuccess. Pakistan has a large offshore basin which largelyremains under explored. The Indus offshore is the

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second largest submarine fan system in the worldandanalogous to theprolificoil andgasproducingNiger,MahakamandNiledeltas.

The Indus offshore has experienced only limitedexplorationandprovidesanotheropportunityforbigdiscoverieswhichcanberealizedthroughemployingstateofthestartseismicanddrillingtechniques. Largeareaswiththeonshoresedimentarybasinalsoremain unexplored or under explored providing yetanother opportunity to companies to explore and

develop a number of different types of structuralandstratigraphic trapsusing the latestseismicand drillingtechnology.

To help facilitate E&P companies exploit theseopportunities, the Government has in place aninvestor friendly Petroleum Policy with attractiveFiscalandregulatoryterms.AvailabilityoftrainedandexperiencedmanpowerinPakistanandpresenceofone of themost extensive andwell developed gasinfrastructure would further assist the IOCs to fullyexploittheseattractiveopportunities.

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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan

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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan

OilandGassectorinPakistanhasseenphenomenalgrowth since the independence in 1947 when oilquantitiesproducedwerescarce.At that time therewas no gas production. Over the past half centurythe petroleum industry has played a significant roleinnationaldevelopmentbymaking large indigenousgasdiscoveries.Thesesourcesaresupplyinggastoconsumptioncentersthroughacollectivetransmissionanddistributionnetworkofabout90,900kilometers.Pakistanmeetsabout100%ofgasand17%ofoildemandfromlocalsources.

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Policy FocusOil and gas are major components of Pakistan'senergy mix meeting over 80% of energy needs(Fig.1)andtherefore,successiveGovernments,sinceindependencehaveattachedhighprioritytothissector.TheGovernmentshaveadoptedconsistentpoliciesaimed at promoting foreign investment in upstreampetroleumsectorwiththeviewtoexploitindigenoushydrocarbonresourcesinanoptimalmannerforthebenefitofthenationwhileprovidingadequatereturntotheinvestors.Pakistan'scommerciallyexploitableenergyresourcesconsistofnaturalgas,oil,coalandhydropower. The country's current yearly primaryenergy supply is about 66.02 million tonnes of oilequivalent.

Investment ProtectionForeign investment is fully protected under foreigninvestment protection law of 1976 passed by theParliament,underwhichtheGovernmentguaranteesfullsafeguardtoforeigninvestmentsinPakistan.The

Governments have been providing policy packageof liberal incentivestoenhanceexplorationactivitiesin the country, the latest of which was introduced in2012.

Onshore AreasThefirstexplorationwellintheundividedBritishIndiawhichisnowPakistan,wasdrilledin1868nearanoilseepatKundalinPunjabprovincebyPunjabOrientalState. Later on, wells sunk to about 150 m nearKathan oil seeps produced 800,000 gallons of oilbetween1886and1892.Butthefirstcommercialoildiscoverywasmadein1915atKhaur(4.31MMbo),inPunjabprovincebyAttockOilCompany(AOC).

In1952,PakistanPetroleumLimited(PPL)madethelargestandmostsignificantgasdiscoverytodateinPakistanatSui.TheoriginalrecoverablegasreservesatSuiwereabout13Tcf.ThediscoveryofSuiGasFieldwas thefirstmajormilestone in thesearch forhydrocarbonsinPakistan.

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Later,othersignificantdiscoveriesofnaturalgasweremadeatUch(909MMboe)byPPLin1955,Mari(1.3Bboe)byESSOin1957andKandhkot(299MMboe)by PPL in 1959. Meyal (95 MMboe) Oil field wasdiscoveredin1968inPotwarbyPOL.OGDCLmadegas/condensate discovery in 1976 at Dhodak (95MMboe) inPunjab.Twoyears later,PPLdiscoveredAdhi Oil and Gas Field (146 MMboe) in Potwar.This was the first commercial oil/gas discovery inthe rocks of Paleozoic age in east Potwar area. In1981,UnionTexasPakistan (UTP)discoveredoil atKhaskeli(14MMbo)intheLowerIndusBasin(Sindh)inearlyCretaceousLowerGorusands.AfterSui,thediscovery of oil in the Lower Indus Basin was thesecondmilestone in thesearch forhydrocarbons inPakistan. This led to a boom in exploration activityin the Lower Indus Basin, resulting in several oilandgasdiscoveries.

OGDCL made a discovery in the Middle IndusBasin at Qadirpur (4.5 Tcf) in 1989. Following

this, a number of discoveries by Eni and OMV inpartnership with PPL, OGDCL and others weremade in thesamebasin. In theKirthar foldbelt thefirstcommercialdiscoverywasmadebyEniin1998followedbyanotherdiscoverybyBHPinthesameyear. InKohatBasin thefirstoilandgasdiscoverywasmadein1999byOGDCL.

Thereafter, five oil and gas discoveries were madebyMOLofHungaryinpartnershipwithPPL,OGDCLandPOLandtwomorebyOGDCL.In2009,POGCand PPL drilled Rehman-01 well in Kirthar foldbeltresultinginthecountry’sfirsttightsanddiscoveryfromUpperPabsandstone.SubsequenttothePetroleumPolicy2009andthebiddinground,discoveriesweremadein2013byPPLandEni.

Application of modern technology has resulted inseveral discoveries and confidently point towardsadditional exploration potential in all basins of thecountry.

Foreign investment is fully protected under foreign investment protection law of 1976 passed by the Parliament, under which the Government guarantees full safeguard to foreign investments in Pakistan.

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Offshore AreasTheoffshoreregionofPakistanconsistsoftwobasins:IndusandMakran. The Indusbasin constitutes thesecondlargestdelta/fansystemintheworldaftertheBayofBengal.Thisisanalogoustomanyproducingbasinsoftheworldingeologicalterms.

ExplorationintheIndusOffshoredatesbackto1961when Sun Oil Company (USA) carried out seismicsurveys and based on this, drilled three near-shorewells.Subsequently,Wintershall(Germany)drilledthreewells.Husky(USA)alsodrilledonewell.SomeofthesewellsencounteredhighpressuresinMioceneSection,remainingshortoftargetobjectives,althoughgasshowsand non-commercial gas quantitieswere reported inmost wells. Occidental (USA), drilled a well Sadaf-1(1989) after conducting modern seismic survey andTOTALdrilledPakG-2uptoadepthof4,750metersin thewaterdepthof2,713mduring2004, targetinganEocenecarbonatebuildupprovingthepresenceofgoodqualityEocenecarbonatereservoir.IntheMakranbasinPPLdrilledPasniX-1in2006butremainedshortofthetargetobjective.Subsequently,ShelldrilledAnne-X1wellindeepwater(1300m)toadepthof3,250mduring2007.Later,EnidrilledShark-01welluptodepthof3500minearly2010.

Pakistan offshore exploration has a challenginghistory and a promising future. Given present-day

technology, the basins hold considerable potentialforhydrocarbondiscoveries.Currently,GovernmentHoldings Pakistan Limited has Production SharingAgreements in 16 offshore licenses with Eni,OGDCL, PPL, UEPL, Niko Resources and PEL intheoffshoreIndus.

OffshoreMakranhasbeenunder-exploredwithonlyfourwells drilled including one byPPL. A detailedevaluation with application of modern technology,exploration can lead to success in the offshoreMakranaswell.

Shale ExploitationPakistanhasabigpotentialandisconsideredagoodcandidateforshalegasexplorationandproduction.According toUSEnergy InformationAdministration(US EIA) estimates, Pakistan has technicallyrecoverableshalegasreservesof105Tcf.Inadditionsouthern Pakistan is estimated to hold shale oilreservesofover9billionbarrels.Independentshalespecific studies carried out by PPL independentlyand in collaboration with Eni in Pakistan alsosupportpresenceofsignificanthydrocarbonbearing shales. The Government is developing an “InterimShale Gas/Oil Framework” which would providespecial incentives to technically and financially sound companies interested in undertaking shale“PilotsProjects”.

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Pakistan Basin StudyPakistan Basin Study was completed in 2009covering all the sedimentary basins of the country.The objective of the studywas to get a consistentcountrywide assessment of the main prospectivepetroleumplayfairways. Assessmentofpetroleumplaysandtheircomponentelements recognized in these basins comprisesreservoirsfromtheInfracambriantoPleistoceneage,asunder:

Kohat-Potwar BasinThe basin is located in Northern Pakistan north ofSargodhaHigh. Proven and potentially viable playsrangeinagefromInfra-CambriantoMiocene.

Punjab Platform BasinThePunjabPlatformisseparatedfromUpperIndusBasin by Sargodha High to the north and Mari-KandhkotHightothesouthandSulaimanForedeeptothewest.ProvenandpotentiallyviableplaysrangeinagefromInfra-CambriantoEocene. Lower Indus / Middle Indus BasinThe Lower Indus / Middle Indus basin, located to

thesouthofMari-KandhkotHighandtotheeastofKirthar Foldbelt. Proven andpotentially viable playsrangeinagefromPre-Cambriantorecentage. Kirthar FoldbeltKirthar Foldbelt is thenorth-south trending tectonicfeature.ItincludesKirtharFoldbelt,KirtharForedeepandsouthernAxialBelt.ProvenorpotentiallyviableplaysrangeinagefromTriassictorecentage.

Sulaiman FoldbeltSulaiman Foldbelt is one of the most prospectiveregions of Pakistan, which includes SulaimanFoldbelt, Sulaiman Foredeep and northern part ofAxialBelt.Provenandpotentiallyviableplays rangeinagefromMiddleJurassictoMiocene.

Balochistan BasinBalochistan Basin is the least explored basin ofPakistan, having potentially viable plays ranging inagefromPaleocenetoOligocene.

Indus Offshore BasinThe IndusFan isboundedbyMurrayRidgeon thewest. Potentially viable plays ranging in age fromLower Eocene- Middle Miocene to Oligocene-Neogene.

Makran Offshore BasinThis basin is located along the Makran coast ofPakistan to the west of Murray Ridge. Potentiallyviable plays ranging in age from Middle – UpperMiocenetoPleistocene.

Bright Past & Brighter FuturePakistan's sedimentary basins continue to holdpromise for new exciting discoveries particularly inoffshore,whicharerelativelyunder-exploredandhavebecomemain areas of focus after improved policyincentivesbasedonproductionsharingagreement.A commercial discovery in offshore area is likely tobolster exploration activities transformingpetroleumlandscapeofPakistaninmajorway.

In order to remain attractive in highly competitiveglobal exploration market, the Government hasbeenmakingprogressivechangesintheinvestmentpoliciesandregulationsatregularintervals.WithfirstE&Ppolicyof1991,Pakistancaughttheattentionofinternationalpetroleumindustry.Furthersubsequent

PAKISTAN'S HYDROCARBON BASINS

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improvementsthroughpoliciesof1993,1994,1997made Pakistan an attractive location for upstreaminvestment. Pakistan over hauled the policy in2001, 2007, 2009 and then in 2012 . On accountofcombinationof factorssuchas improved returnson investment based on new fiscal incentives,transparent and open regulatory environment,induction of market reforms and technologicaladvances,theGovernmentexpectspositiveinfluenceon local upstream market and hopes that forwardmomentumwillbemaintained.

Total 850 exploratory wells (since inception) havebeendrilled tillSeptember2013, (834onshoreand16 offshore) in the sedimentary basins of Pakistancovering 827,268 sq. km. upto September 2012,271oilandgasfields(62oiland209gasandgas/condensate) have been made in various basins ofPakistan which gives drilling density of 2.44 wellsper1,000sq. kmandsuccess rateof1:3.2(Fig2).Despitelowerdrillingdensityascomparedtoglobaldrilling density of 10 wells per 1,000 sq. km, thesuccess rate of Pakistan compares favourablywithinternationalsuccessrateof1:10.

Thetotalrecoverablereservesofnaturalgasandoilareestimatedat53.354trillioncubic feet (TCF)and1004.54 million barrels respectively. Allowing forcumulative production, the remaining reserves are285.677Millionbarrelsoil(Fig.3)and23.180TCFgas(Fig4).LargeareasofPakistan'spetroliferousbasinsstill remain geological frontier and holds promisefor the future in view of the multiple habitats forpetroleumgenerationandaccumulation.Independentinternationalstudiesindicateanoilandgaspotentialthatismanytimesmorethantheseprovenreserves.

Oil and gas production has registered a steadyincrease over the last few years on the back ofsuccessful exploratory efforts of the companies.The production of oil during 2012-13 was 76,277barrelsperday(Fig.5)whilegasproductionreacheda record level of 4.259billion cubic feet per day in2011-12(Fig.6).

Drilling activity has also seen an upsurge, which isanothermeasureofthesuccessoftheGovernment'spolicyinitiatives.Total97wells(35explorationand62development)weredrilledduring2012-13(Fig.7).

An assessment of Yet-to-Find reserves at an unrisked value for all of the basins studied suggests 3585 MMBOand66.26TCFgas.

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During the last three fiscal years, 32 concessionagreementsweresigned.Theseagreementscoveredanareaofalmost67,864.09sq.kmandattractedafinancialcommitmentofatleastUS$169.56millionduringexplorationphase.

Pakistan remains an active and prospectiveexplorationcountry.Significant findscontinue tobemade in the existing producing areas aswell as inless-exploredregions.Theprovenrateofexplorationsuccessandasizeabledomesticoilandgasmarketpresentpromisinginvestmentopportunities.

Pakistan needs to explore, develop and exploit its petroleum resources to achieve greaterself-reliance in energy supplies. Attractive termsand conditions for investors are, therefore, beingoffered by the Government to accelerate theexploration and development of oil and gas. The

basic law that regulates the upstream sector istheRegulationofMinesandOilFieldsandMineralDevelopment (Government Control) Act, 1948.Current legal framework for upstream sector is giveninFig8.

TheupstreamactivitiesintheoilandgassectorareadministeredandregulatedthroughtheDirectorateGeneralofPetroleumConcessions(DGPC)ofPolicyWing,MinistryofPetroleumandNaturalResources.Policy Wing has three more directorates namely,Directorate General of Gas (DG Gas), DirectorateGeneral of Oil (DG Oil) and Directorate GeneralSpecial Projects (DGSP) toprovide support to theGovernmentinformulationofpoliciesformidstreamand downstream oil and gas sector. With theformation of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority(OGRA), midstream and down-stream oil and gassectorsareregulatedbyOGRA.

Oil and gas production has registered a steady increase over the last few years on the back of successful exploratory efforts of the companies.

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LEGALFRAMEWORK

Laws• MinesAct1923• RegulationofMinesandOilfieldsandMineralDevelopment(GovernmentControl) Act1948,includingAmendmentof1976• TerritorialWatersandMaritimeZonesAct1976• PakistanEnvironmentalProtectionOrdinance1997• IncomeTaxOrdinance2001(FifthSchedule)

Rules & Regulations• PakistanPetroleum(Production)Rules1949• OilandGas(SafetyinDrilling&Development)Regulations1974• PakistanPetroleum(Exploration&Production)Rules1986• PakistanPetroleum(Exploration&Production)Rules2001• PakistanOffshorePetroleum(Exploration&Production)Rules2003• PakistanOnshorePetroleum(Exploration&Production)Rules2009• ThirdPartyAccessRules2011• PakistanOnshorePetroleum(Exploration&Production)Rules2013

Policies• Petroleum(Exploration&Production)Policies1994to2012• LowBTUGasPricingPolicy2012• TightGas(Exploration&Production)Policy2011• Marginal/StrandedGasFields:GasPricing&CriteriaandGuidelines2013

Upstream activities in the oil and gas sector are administered and regulated through theDirectorateGeneralofPetroleumConcessions (DGPC)ofPolicyWing,MinistryofPetroleumandNaturalResources.

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ZoningThe country has been divided into zones basedon their relative prospectivity and geological risk.Onshore areas are sub-divided in three zones;ZONE-Ihighrisk-highcostareas,ZONE-IImediumrisk -high tomediumcostareasandZONE-III lowrisk-low cost areas. Offshore areas are also sub-divided in three zones; Shallow, Deep and UltraDeep. (Fig. 9). Separate incentives have nowbeenprovidedfortheonshoreandoffshoreareasofthecountry.

Concession Award ProcessOnshoreandOffshoreE&Prightswillbeawardedviathreedistinctprocedures:•ThegrantingofPetroleumExplorationLicencesfor entering into PCA or PSA in relation to onshore and offshore blocks offered through competitive bidding.•The granting of Petroleum Exploration Licences forenteringintoPCAorPSAinrelationtoonshore and offshore blocks without competitive bidding toStrategicPartnerCompaniesonGovernmentto Governmentbasis.•The granting of non-exclusive Reconnaissance Permits for undertaking studies and multi-client surveysafterdirectnegotiation.

Invitation to BidDGPC issues an Invitation to Bid in nationalnewspapers& theMPNRwebsite. Invitation toBidmaycoverthenominatedblocksandsuchadditionalblocksasDGPCmaydeemappropriate.AnInvitationtoBidwill remain valid for at least 60 days and allcompaniesprovidingtherequisiteinformationwouldbeeligibletocontestInvitationtoBid. Within 15 days of bid opening date, the biddersofferingtheequalnumberofthehighestWorkUnitswillbeaskedtore-bidtheWorkUnitsandthebidderoffering thehigherWorkUnits in the re-biddingwillbe declared the winner, provided however, bidderscannotofferWorkUnitslowerthantheonepreviouslyoffered.

Execution of AgreementDGPCwill make every effort to conclude and signa Petroleum Concession Agreement or ProductionSharingAgreementasthecasemaybestrictlybasedonthemodelprovidedwiththebiddocuments.

Gas MarketE&P companies operating in Pakistan will beallowed to construct and operate pipelines forlocal requirements and for exportsof their shareofpetroleumwhichshallbe regulatedby the regulatorconcernedinaccordancewithapplicablelaws,rules,regulationsandthepolicybasedonanopen-access(third party) regime. E&P Companies constructingsuch pipelines would be allowed priority accessbasedonafirmutilizationplan. Whetheraconnectingpipeline fromoutletflange tothenearesttransmissionsystem,isconstructedandoperatedbyaproducer,athirdpartyoragovernmentnominated entity, the producer will be required toconfirmtherequisitegassupplyvolumes,pressures,reservesandothertechnicalparametersonstandardsupplytermcontractbasisforaperiodtobeagreedbetweentheparties.

The basis of the tariff allowed and paid monthlyfor delivery from outlet flange into the transmissionsystem will be determined by the regulator basedupona‘rateofreturnonequity’basisattherateof12% with the capital cost being amortized over aminimumof15years.

Allowable costs will include operating cost andinterestpayableontheinitialcapitalovertheminimum15yearamortizationperiod.

For more detailed information, please refer toPetroleum (ExplorationandProduction)Policy2012by visiting: http://www.mpnr.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L21wbnIvZnJtRGV0YWlscy5hc3B4P2lkPTImYW1wO29wdD1wb2xpY2llcw%3D%3D

Upstream SectorProcedural and Regulatory Measures

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The main features of the package for the threeonshorezoneswhichisavailableforallnewawardstotheE&PCompanies,areenumeratedinthefollowingparagraphs:

Royalties [email protected]%ofthevalueofpetroleumproducedandsavedatthefieldgate.

Corporate Income Tax Corporateincometaxiscappedat40%ofprofitsandgainswithroyaltypaymentsallowedasexpenseitem.

Prospectivity ZonationOnshoreareaisdividedintothreeprospectivityzonesbasedonriskandinvestmentasfollows:

State And Local Companies' Mandatory ParticipationIncaseofJointventureswithforeigncompanies,localE&P companies includingGHPL shall haveworkinginterestonfullparticipation,asmentionedbelow:

Production BonusesProductionBonusesarepayableasfollows:

Work Unit ConceptForthepurposeofprovidingflexibilitytothecontractsindischargeofworkobligationsunderthepetroleumconcessionagreements,anewconceptofworkunitshas been developed which enables the petroleumright holder to finalize theWorkprogrammesbasedon thebest technical judgmentascompared to theprevioussystemoffirmobligationofseismiccoverageandnumberofwells.

Import Duties And TaxesInaccordancewithSRO678(I)/2004dated7thAugust,2004,importdutiesandsalestaxarepayable@5%ontheimportofequipmentnotlocallymanufactured.Theimportdutyis10%foritemslocallymanufacturedotherthanwellheadonwhichimportdutyis15%.

Moreover,no importduties,salestaxor licensefeesisapplicableonmachinery,equipmentandmaterialsetc.importedorexportedbythecompaniesprovidingtechnical services to petroleum exploration andproductioncompanies.

Training ContributionsTrainingfeeisapplicableasfollows:US$25,000peryear - ExplorationphaseUS$50,000peryear - Developmentand ProductionPhase

Social Welfare ContributionsThefollowingminimumexpenditureshallbeincurredonwelfareprojects:

Onshore Package

DuringExploration USD25,000PerLicenseYearStageUntilCommercialProduction

DuringCommercial Amount/LeaseYear(USD)ProductionPhase(BOE/d)

LessThan2,000 50,000(ZonesO&I);37,500 (Zones11&111)

2,000-5000 100,000(ZonesO&I);75,000 (Zones11&111)

5,000-10,000 200,000(ZonesO&I);150,000 (Zones11&111) 10,000-50,000 400,000(ZonesO&I);300,000 (Zones11&111)

MoreThan50,000 700,000(ZonesO&I);525,000 (Zones11&111)

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Windfall LevyWindfall Levy (WLO)will be applicable on crude oilandcondensateusingthefollowingformula:WLO=0.4x(M-R)x(P-B)Where:WLO-WindfallLevyoncrudeoilandcondensate;M -Netproduction(petroleumproduced&saved);R -Royalty;P -MarketPriceofcrudeoilandcondensateB BasePrice,whichwillbeasunder:a. Thebasepriceforcrudeoilandcondensatewill beUSD40perbbl.b. Thisbaseprice forcrudeandcondensatewill escalate each calendar year by USD 0.5 per barrelstartingfromthedateoffirstcommercial productionincontractarea.

Allthebenefitofwindfalllevymaybeequallydividedbetween the Federal Government and ProvincialGovernment concerned. The ceiling would bereviewedasandwhenpricingdynamicssignificantlychangeintheinternationalmarket.

5. 10%oftheroyaltywillbeutilizedinthedistrict whereoilandgasisproducedforinfrastructure development.

6. For sale of natural gas to parties other than GOP,WindfallLevy(WLG)willbeapplicableon the difference between the applicable GOP Zonepriceand the3rdpartysalepriceusing thefollowingformula:

WLG=0.4x(PG-BR)xVWhere:WLG-WindfallLevyonshareofnaturalgas;PG -ThirdPartySalePriceofnaturalgas;BR -BasePrice;V -Volumeofgassoldtothirdpartyexcluding royalty.

The Base Price will be the applicable Zone priceforsaletoGOPasoutlinedinsectionIV(10)below.Wherethe3rdpartysalepriceofgasislessorequalto the base price, the windfall shall be zero. Thewindfall levy shall not applyon salesof natural gasmadetoGovernmentofPakistanandtheProvincialGovernment.

Oil, Gas, Lpg And Condensate Producer Price CrudeOilTheProducerPolicyPrice for crudeoil deliveredatthenearestrefinerygateshallbeequaltoC&Fpriceof a comparable crude oil or a basket of Arabian/

PersianGulfcrudeoils(ReferenceCrudeorRC)plusorminus a quality differential between the RC andthelocalcrudeoil.Nootheradjustmentordiscountwill apply other than Windfall Levy. C&F price willbearrivedatonthebasisofFOBpriceof importedcrudeoilsintoPakistanplusfreightonAFRA,whichisdeemedcharteredrate.

CondensateThe Producer Policy Price for condensate will betheFOBpriceof internationallyquotedcomparablecondensatedeliveredatthenearestrefinerygateplusorminusaqualityyielddifferential,basedonthevalueintheArabianGulfspotproductsmarketofthecrudeoil/condensate.NootheradjustmentordiscountwillapplyotherthanWindfallLevy.

LiquefiedPetroleumGasFornewprojects, theLPGproducerpricewillbeaderegulatedsubject.

GasPricingThe price for Associated or Non Associated Gaswill be indexed to the C&F price of a basket ofArabian/Persian crude oil import in Pakistan duringthe first six months period of the seven monthsperiod immediately preceding the relevant pricenotificationperiod(importBasket)aspublishedinaninternationally recognized publication acceptable tothepartiesforvariouszones.C&FPricewillbearrivedatonthebasisofFOBpriceof imported crude oils intoPakistan plus freight onAFRA,whichisdeemedcharteredrates.

TheRCPceilingofUSD110/barrelwouldbereviewedafter every five years or as and when the pricingdynamics significantly change in the internationalmarket,asprovidedintheapplicablerules.

Transmission TariffE&Pcompaniesareallowed transmission tariff forthegaspipelineconnectingthefieldgatetothemaintransmission system, if such system is constructedandoperatedbythem.

Exploration PeriodExplorationperiodconsistsofaninitialtermof5yearscomprisingPhase-IofthreeyearsandPhase-IIoftwoyearstogetherwithtwosubsequentrenewalsofoneyeareach,foratotalperiodof7years.

Retention PeriodAmaximumretentionperiodofupto5yearsisallowedon a case by case basis to enable the companies

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to evaluate commercial aspects of the discoveryand to make market arrangements for disposal of discoveredgas.

Total Lease Term Total term of the lease is up to 25 years plus five yearsrenewal.

Relinquishments Maximum2,500S.Kmwithsubsequentprogressivearearelinquishmentof30%oftheoriginalareaafterPhase-I of initial term, 20% of the remaining areaafter Phase-II of the initial term and 10% of theremainingareaonorbeforethestartofsecondone yearrenewal.

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Offshore Package ROYALTIESFollowingRoyaltyschedulewillbeapplied:

Corporate Income TaxCorporateincometaxiscappedat40%ofprofitsandgainswithroyaltypaymentsallowedastaxexpenseitem.

DepreciationThefollowingdepreciationrateswillapply:Carry forward of any unabsorbed depreciation untilsuchdepreciationisfullyabsorbed.

Direct Government ParticipationA sliding scale production sharing arrangementwillbeusedinsteadofdirectgovernmentparticipation.

Production SharingTheproductionsharingagreementwillbeexecutedby the Contractor with GHPL who will be grantedthe Exploration Licence and Development andProduction Lease. The Contractor will thereforeinitially receive the profit oil and profit gas sharesandwill be responsible for themanagement of theproductionsharingagreements. Cost LimitCostlimitis85%includingtheroyaltyof12.5%.TheContractorcanrecover100%ofthecostsfromuptoamaximumof85%ofthegrossrevenues.

Production BonusesProductionBonuseswill beasoutlined in the tablebelow.

Work Unit ConceptForthepurposeofprovidingflexibilitytothecontractsindischargeofworkobligationsundertheproductionsharingagreements,workunitswillbeusedinsteadoffirmobligationofseismiccoverageofwells.

Marine Research FeeAmarineresearchandcoastalareadevelopmentfeewillbeapplicableasperthefollowingschedule:

Training ContributionsTrainingfeeisapplicableasfollows:

– US$50,000peryearduringExplorationphase

– US$250,000peryearduringDevelopmentand Productionphase

Gas Transmission PipelineThe first pipeline connecting a field to onshore gastransmissionsystemisallowedascostrecoverable,ifsuchsystemisconstructedandoperatedbytheE&PCompanies.

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Import Duties And TaxesAsisalsoapplicableforonshoreareas,importdutiesandtaxesforareaslocatedinoffshoreisdeterminedin accordance with SRO 678(I)/2004, dated 7thAugust2004.

Exploration PeriodExplorationperiodconsistsofaninitialtermof5yearsandtwosubsequentrenewalsofone-yearseach,foratotalexplorationperiodof7years.

Retention PeriodIncaseofGasdiscoveryamaximumretentionperiodofupto10yearsisallowedonacasebycasebasisto enable the companies to evaluate commercialaspects of the discovery and to make marketarrangementsfordisposalofdiscoveredgas.

Total Lease TermInitial termof 25 years based on production profileplusonepossiblerenewalof5years.

Policy For Grant Of Lease After Expiry Of Lease Term1. For grant of petroleum rights after the expiry of

lease period, DGPC can renew the lease termfor another five years term in case the existingleaseholderagreestopayanamountequivalentto15%ofthewellheadvaluetotheGovernmentotherwiseDGPCwill invitebidsusingthecallforbidsoneyearbeforetheendoftheleaseperiodfrompre-qualified companies seeking to have apetroleumrightovertheleasearea,inrelationtoanyproducingfieldforanadditionaltenyears.Thebidswill be evaluatedon thebasis ofSignatureBonus,whichwouldbespentforsocialwelfareoftheareainwhichthefieldislocated.

2. Eachbidder(s)shallprovideabidbondof10%oftheofferedsignaturebonusatthetimeofbidding.

3. DGPCshallbeundernoobligation tograntanyextension.

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LowBTUGasisgaswhichdoesnotcontainmethaneasitsprimaryconstituentandhasthegrossheatingvalueoflessthan450BTU/SCFT.

TheLowBTUGasPricingPolicy,2012 isaimedatachievingthefollowingprincipalobjectives.

1. Fast track development and production of gasfrom the existing discovered Low BTU Gasreservoirswhichhave remaineddormantdue topooreconomics.

2. Opportunity for the investors forexplorationandproduction of Low BTU Gas which would helpincrease the power generation capacity of thecountryandreducetheenergydeficit.

3. Improving balance of payments position byreducingtheneedfor importofother fuelssuchas LNG and Fuel Oil requiring Massive foreignexchangeoutflow.

4. Producing additional power at affordable tarifffor the consumers by using indigenous gasresources.

5. Boosting local manufacturing of equipments forproductionofLowBTUGas.

6. Increasingsecurityofenergysupplies.

For thesaleofLowBTUGas topartiesother thangovernment,windfall levyequal to25%amountwillbe paid to government on the difference between theapplicableLowBTUGaspolicyprice&itssaletothirdparty.

Windfall LevyFor thesaleofLowBTUGas topartiesother thangovernment,windfall levyequal to25%amountwillbe paid to government on the difference betweentheapplicableLowBTUGaspolicyprice&itssaleto thirdparty.

Importdutiesandotherlevies/taxes

AsperapplicableSRO.

RemittanceofProceedsAbroad

TheprovisionsofPetroleum(Exploration&Production)Policy,2012shallbeapplicable.

Production BonusThefirstproductionbonusapplicabletothegrantofaDevelopmentandProductionleaseofaLowBTUGasfieldshallbewaived.

Low BTU Gas

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Tight gas refers to gas that is trapped in unusuallyimpermeablehardrockorinasandstoneorlimestoneformation that is unusually impermeable and non-porous.

Promulgation of the “Tight Gas (Exploration &Production)Policy2011”isbasedonachievementofthefollowingprinciplenationalobjectives.

1. Startoffasttrackdevelopmentandproductionofgasfromtheexistingtightgasreservoirsthatarenotbeingproducedduetonon-commerciality.

2. Toopennewfrontiersforexplorationoftightgaswhichwouldhelpincreasetheproductionlevelforreducingtheenergydeficit.

3. Raisingadditionalgovernmentrevenues.

4. Improving balance of payment position byreducing the need for import of alternative fuels(LNG/Fuel Oil) which requires massive foreignexchange.

5. Reducingrecoursetosovereigndebtsbysavingforeigncurrency.

6. Keepingthelocalgaspricesataffordableleveltotheconsumersbyproducingcheapergasvis-à-visimports.

7. Generatingemploymentforthenationals.

8. Boosting local manufacturing industry forsupply of equipments for production of tightgasby internationalcollaborationandtransferoftechnology.

9. Increasedependabilityandsecurityofsupplyanditssustainedavailability.

Gas Pricing InordertoexploitTightGasReserves,40%premiumwould be given over the respective zonal price ofPetroleumPolicy2009.

However in order to encourage the companies tofasttrackdevelopment&productionoftightgas,anadditional 10% premium would be given for thosevolumes that are brought into production within 2yearsofannouncementofthispolicy.Forexampleifafield”A“produces300MMCFDwithintwoyearsoftheannouncementofthisPolicy,itwouldbeentitledto 50% premium for 300 MMCFD gas only. Anysubsequentadditioninvolumesafterexpiryofthetwoyearsperiodwouldbeentitledto40%premiumonly. Theworking interest owners shall have the right tosellthegastothirdpartieswithinPakistanatmutuallynegotiatedpricesbetweentheSellerandtheBuyer.

Royalty Royalty shall be payable as per Petroleum Policy2009.

Tax Loss Carry Forward Operatinglosscanbecarriedforwardtoaperiodnotexceedingfifteen(15)years.

Abandonment CostsAsperFinanceAct2010.

Windfall levyNo windfall levy will be applicable to the tight gasproduction.

Tight Gas

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Additional financial incentives are required forE&P companies to attract them in developing andproducing from the Marginal Fields discoveriesmaking their investment economically viable toacceleratetheE&Pactivitiesinthecountry.

The purpose of these Guidelines is to establishpolicies, procedures and pricing mechanism toaccelerate the development and production fromMarginalFielddiscoveriesand fromre-developmenteffortsfromsuchdiscoveriesinPakistan.

Applicability & Effect of the GuidelinesTheMarginalFieldGuidelines,2013shallcomeintoeffect from the date of its notification in the officialGazette. The incentives of this Guidelines shallhowever, apply to discoveries that qualify and areacceptedas“MarginalFields”undertheexistingandfuture exploration licences, PCAs, D&P leases andMining leasesbutarenot inproductionprior to thenotificationoftheseGuidelines.

Marginal/ Stranded Gas Fields

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Open Access to Public Domain Data

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TheGovernmenthasmadeeffortstofacilitateaccessto Pakistan’s Oil & Gas E&P data for both foreignand local companies. Under applicable laws, theownership of all geological, geophysical and otherdata acquired by E&P companies operating inPakistanrestswiththeGovernment.

DGPC,beingtheregulatoryagency,isthecustodianof all such data and is responsible tomake publicdomain data available to other interested E&Pcompanies when required. Keeping in line withinternational trends and realizing the value as wellascriticalroleofproperdatamanagementsolutionsin bolstering exploration activities, the governmentestablishedanationaldatarepositorycalledPakistanPetroleumExploration&ProductionDataRepository(PPEPDR).

ThePPEPDRwebportalprovidesconvenientonlineaccesstointerestedlocalandforeignpartiesthatholdinterestinacquiringPakistan’soilandgasE&Pdata.Thewebsiteoffersmanyservicesamongstwhichoneof themost noteworthyoffering is onlineaccess tothenationaldatarepository.Thishasbeenachievedthroughtheimplementationofastate-of-the-artdatamanagementsolutionbyLMKResources.

The data management solution is a high-levelenterprise system that has around 20 terabytesof quality assured petro technical data archivedthatcanbeaccessedonlineordownloaded. It isacentralizeddigitaldatabase forall seismic,well andphysicaldata.Thesolutionincorporatescutting-edgedata management, archival hardware and softwaretechnology.

The National Data Repository is equipped with astateof theartdatamanagement solutionwith thecapability to manage E&P data online, near-lineand offline. The highly scalable architecture is anintegratedsystem,accessiblethroughawebbasedGISenabledinterface.Itprovidesanintegratedviewofinformationfrommultipleexternaldatabases.Theprocess of reviewing, purchasing and transferringdatausessimplesubscriptionsforonlineaccessviaahighbandwidthconnectionenablingclientstoview,

select,andafternecessaryapprovals,downloaddatatotheirdesktops.

PPEPDRhasbeensetuptosaveprecioustimeandcost while providing reliable and fast web-basedaccesstoE&Pdata.Sinceitsinception,thePakistanNationalDataRepositoryhasimprovedspeed,easeofaccessingandsharinggeotechnicaldata.

The launchingpad foreasy,swiftandcosteffectiveaccesstopublicdataisnowsetandE&Pcompaniescanmakefulluseofthiscutting-edgefacility.Pakistanisoneofinthepioneeringimplementationofnationaldatarepositoriesintheworld.Throughsubscription,any interested company can get online access ofdata falling inpublicdomain fornewblocksaswellasopenarea.

Forfurtherinformationregardingonlinedataaccess,pleasevisit:www.ppepdr.net.

Open access to public domain data

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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural ResourcesBlock "A", 3rd Floor, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan.Ph : +92 (51) 9211220Fax : +92 (51) 9201770-9206146Email : [email protected]

Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions1019, Pak Plaza, Fazal-ul-Haq Road,Blue Area, Islamabad, PakistanPh : +92 (51) 9204176-9202200Fax : +92 (51) 9213245Email : [email protected]

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Government of Pakistan