KP oil, gas output from Karak, Lakki Marwat fields rises in FY26

Mettis Global reported that oil output from five fields in the Karak and Lakki Marwat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose about 16% in 2025-26, while gas production grew nearly 20%. Citing APP figures, the report said the five fields, operated by OGDCL and MOL, produced 6.73 million barrels of oil, up from 5.78 million barrels a year earlier. Gas output reached 72,126.32 million cubic feet, compared with 60,265.44 million cubic feet in 2024-25.

Nashpa stayed on top of the group with 3.73 million barrels, up from 3.41 million, though still under the 3.95 million barrels of 2023-24. Makori East ranked second with 1.99 million barrels, a little below its level a year earlier. The most striking change came at Makori Deep, where oil jumped to 0.77 million barrels from 0.01 million in 2024-25.

Bettani and Manzalai, however, saw output decline further, while gas at Makori Deep surged from 115.09 million cubic feet to 8,695.09 million cubic feet. Combined production from the five fields still sits below its 2023-24 levels. According to the figures, Makori Deep and Nashpa drove most of the rebound.