A long exploration effort has led to the reportedly massive discovery of oil and gas reserves in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large that it is said it could change the economic trajectory of the beleaguered country. But no one is rushing to drill in Pakistan, and experts are concerned about jumping the gun. According to DawnNewsTV, the three-year survey was undertaken to verify the presence of the oil and gas reserves.
However, India still awaits the entry of an international oil company with deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration expertise to participate in current and upcoming OALP bidding rounds and explore these frontier regions,' he has declared. Currently, only 10% of India’s 3.36 million sq km wide sedimentary basin is under exploration.