The Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Monday stressed the need for utilizing Zin gas reserves to cater to the energy requirements of the country. “Zin gas can cater for all the energy requirements of Pakistan for next one hundred years,” claimed President IWCCI, Farida Rashid adding that Extraction from Zin Block can end energy crisis and cease the need to import LPG, LNG or natural gas from any country. Speaking to women entrepreneurs, she said that quantity of gas in Zin, located in Dera Bugti district, is almost double than that in Sui, the biggest natural gas field in Pakistan serving since 1955. The reserve, if commercially exploited will help Pakistan save huge foreign exchange, bring an end to gas scarcity for CNG, fertilizer and power sectors and revive economy, she said. Farida Rashid said that Zin block is surrounded by major natural gas producing fields of Pirkoh, Loti, Sui and Uch and its gas can start flowing in the system within next six months settling severe energy crisis forever. She said that Zin Block, located in Dera Bugti district, could not be explored for sixteen years. Farida Rashid urged the government to adopt an aggressive strategy on exploration and production front in the unexplored areas of Balochistan to boost supply by two billion cubic feet per day.
