Cabinet Scraps Previous Hiring Process of MD OGDCL
By Omed Hajjana
The cabinet has scrapped the previous hiring process of MD OGDCL and decided to reinitiate the process.
The sources said that the Shahbaz led government took a decision in its last meeting of cabinet held on August 9, 2023.
The State Minister for Petroleum had informed during a press conference recently that a new process would be started to appoint the managing director of OGDCL.
Sources said that it was on the agenda of cabinet in a recent meeting regarding appointment of managing director of OGDCL.OGDCL Enhances Energy Production from Jhal Magsi
However, the cabinet had approved scrapping the previous process of hiring managing director OGDCL.
At present, Ahmed Hayat Lak is currently serving as managing director (MD) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL).
He has also served in the company for several years.
During his tenure, he had taken several measures to boost local oil and gas production to overcome energy needs in Pakistan.
The company used cutting-edge technologies and followed best industries practices to boost indigenous oil and gas production in July 2023.
During short time, the company was able to add 1865 barrels of crude oil, 15.9 mmcfd gas and 51 metric tons LPG. This is annual import substitution of USD 91 Million.
During the previous process, the cabinet had appointed Zahid Mir as managing director OGDCL.
Mir is currently serving as managing director Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL).
He had already served as managing director of OGDCL and took several measures that resulted in multibillion rupees savings for OGDCL.
During time serving in OGDCL, Zahid Mir had taken initiatives to boost oil production.
The OGDCL had met the drilling target of 100,000 metres for a year during a short time of a year.
He had completed several stalled projects like unnar Pasakhi Deep, Uch, Nashpa and Sinjhoro fields.
The completion of these projects resulted in boosting local oil and gas production in the country.
The cabinet had approved the appointment of Zahir Mir but a coalition party of the Shahbaz led government opposed his appointment.
Due to opposition from that party, the ministry of energy Petroleum division never notified his appointment despite approval of the cabinet.
