Polish gas company PGNiG will launch gas production in December at its concession in Pakistan, the company said on Nov. 24.

Earlier this year the state-run group discovered a tight gas deposit in Pakistan with total reserves estimated at 4.5 billion cubic meters.

“We expect that thanks to the newly discovered deposit we will be able to increase significantly the gas output,” Zbigniew Skrzypkiewicz, PGNIG deputy head, was quoted as saying in a statement.

PGNiG has been present in Pakistan since 2005 and plans further exploration works there.