Pakistan Partners with Canadian Firm to Boost Domestic Heavy Crude Output

Pakistan's national Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed an agreement with a Canadian firm to deploy advanced technology to boost production from heavy crude oilfields, the largest Pakistani exploration and production firm has said.

Under the agreement with Canada's Synergetic Oil Tools Inc, OGDC will deploy advanced Passive Energy Tool technology aimed at optimizing and boosting production from heavy crude oil fields, the Pakistani firm said.