Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil & Gas Company Limited commonly known as KPOGCL, is a Pakistani oil and gas exploration company based in
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
. It was established by the
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ), is the provincial government of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1 ...
in 2013.
[
] KPOGCL is a member of the Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association.
KPOGCL on PPEPCA
/ref> The Acting chief executive officer of the company is Nasir Khan .Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
.[
] In January 2016, the Federal Government of Pakistan allowed KPOGCL for the first time in country's history to sell seepage crude oil. The company may supply up to to Attock Refinery
Attock Refinery Limited ( ) is a Pakistani oil refinery headquartered in Rawalpindi. It is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is the oldest oil refinery of Pakistan.
It is listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.
History 1922–19 ...
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In 2015, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian exploration company Rosgeologia on joint exploration and production activities.[
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In addition to its own activities, the company provides services to other oil and gas companies in seismic data acquisition, geological and geo-physical surveys, logistic support and security arrangement.[
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Oil and gas companies of Pakistan
Government-owned companies of Pakistan
Energy companies established in 2013
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2013
Pakistani companies established in 2013
Economy of Peshawar
Organisations based in Peshawar
Companies based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa