QUETTA, Sept 9: A gas reservoir, estimated to produce 15 million cubic feet of gas daily, has been discovered in district Jhal Magsi of Balochistan.

According to official sources, Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) had dug two wells in Jhal Magsi three years ago for exploration of oil and gas.

One of the wells, now named as Gas Field-I, was found to contain gas.

Three more wells will be dug over an area of 14 acres in the northern part of Jhal Magsi.

The Jhal Magsi district Nazim, Khalid Magsi, expressed the hope that more gas discoveries would be made in the area future.

He said the discovery would have a positive impact on the area.

It would also create employment opportunities, he added.

—PPI