Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), a leading energy company, is reclaiming land from the sea to build an artificial island that will serve as a launch pad for oil and gas exploration. The project is planned 300 kilometres off the Sindh coast, and aims to allow round-the-clock operations without interruption from high tides, PPL’s General Manager Exploration, Arshad Palekar, told Bloomberg.
The six-foot-high platform is Pakistan’s first artificial island for energy exploration, modeled on successful projects in Abu Dhabi. The construction is expected to be completed by February, with operations starting immediately after. PPL said the project will significantly boost offshore oil and gas exploration in the country.
Last month, PPL partnered with Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company, a subsidiary of TPAO, to enhance offshore exploration in the Eastern Offshore Indus C Block. The partnership reflects growing Pakistan-Turkiye energy cooperation and aims to strengthen domestic supply.
Pakistan’s oil and gas sector faces a supply-demand gap, prompting the government to award 23 offshore blocks to local and foreign consortia in the country’s first bidding round in nearly two decades. The blocks cover 53,500 square kilometres and include partnerships with foreign firms like TPAO.
