Pakistan to Get US Assistance in Exploring Shale Gas

The United States has agreed to provide technical help to Pakistan in exploration of shale gas, The News has reported.

The newspaper said that a US company will assess Pakistan’s oil and gas reserves, especially shale gas.

The study is to take nine months to be completed, one of the senior officials, who were part of the high level delegation that recently visited the US, told The News.

During the visit, the petroleum ministry signed an agreement with the US consultant Advanced Engineering Associates International, Inc (AEAI) that would embark on the strategic study to assess the actual reserves of shale gas in Pakistan and then with the help of the US experts four methods would be formulated to exploit the shale gas reserves, the newspaper reported.

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