On June 23, MOL Group announced a new gas discovery in the TAL Block in Pakistan, which it operates. This is the oil and gas company’s 13th discovery in the country, and is the ninth discovery in the TAL Block.

The Tolanj West-1 well in the Tolanj Field within the TAL Block reached a total depth of 4,941 meters. When tested, the well flowed gas at a rate of 2,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). This discovery complements the Tolanj-X-1 gas discovery from 2011 in the same field, the company said.

As the operating shareholder, MOL is currently responsible for more than 80 Mboe/d of gross production. Its partners in the joint venture consortium are OGDC, PPL, POL and GHPL. MOL holds equity stakes in five blocks in Pakistan.

MOL Group is based in Budapest, Hungary.