Hope of finding oil and gas in Arabian Sea in Pakistan dashed
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Dubai: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan´s hopes to be self-sufficient in oil production were dashed as the expected oil and gas reserves in the Arabia Sea were not found. Exploration mission has been stopped off the coast of Karachi as the drillers hit the dry `wells´ despite drilling more than 5500 metres deep into the sea. It was officially announced on Saturday that the much-celebrated offshore drilling in Kekra-1 had been stopped because no reserves were found. The operators of the well have decided to plug it in the coming days, according to reports in Pakistani media. Around 18 attempts have been made in the past, but all remained unsuccessful despite encouraging data from each...