Management of MOL suspended exploration and production operation at Maramzai well after attack on convey in Kohat on security concerns. The company has expressed profound grief over the death of six persons including four FC guards, one contractor driver and one local labour as its convoy was ambushed by unknown miscreants on way back to Central Processing Facility (CPF) from Maramzai site around 4:30pm on Thursday.
The Maramzai oil and gas well has the capacity of 40 million cft and was producing 1600 barrel crude oil on daily basis. The company has withdrawn all personnel form the well site immediately in order to avoid any further human loss. The miscreants have also abducted two people one driver and one specialist from contractor as one guard sustained injuries when firing ensued.
Janos Feher, Managing Director of the company in his condolence message to all company employees and bereaved families expressed his shock and profound grief. He stated that a strong demand has been put forward to the federal and provincial governments to provision of safe and secure working conditions and requested the government to take all necessary measures for the timely release of abductees.-PR