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OGDC to use Canadian passive technology to boost heavy crude output
The deal with Synergetic Oil Tools Inc targets better flow in viscous wells and is aimed at cutting operating costs while reducing Pakistan’s reliance on imports.
Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed an agreement with Canada’s Synergetic Oil Tools Inc to deploy Passive Energy Tool technology to increase production from the country’s heavy crude oilfields, the company said.
OGDC said the technology is designed to improve flow assurance in highly viscous crude oil wells by optimizing fluid characteristics, reducing the frequency of workovers, minimizing well downtime, lowering operating costs, and decreasing the use of production chemicals.
The project is part of Pakistan’s broader effort to shore up oil supply since the Iran conflict began, with the goal of boosting domestic crude production to reduce reliance on imports.
OGDC produces about 166,497 barrels of oil equivalent per day, accounting for nearly half of Pakistan’s domestic crude oil output, and the firm described its role as central to the country’s oil and gas production mix.
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