Did you know that natural gas has no smell? Its smell has been added for safety.

Natural gas is an important fuel found in oil- beating rocks above the oil. These rocks have miffions of tiny holes. They act like a sponge and soak up the gas as it is formed. Above this rock there

Natural gas was discovered in 1952 at Sui, Balochistan, by Pakistan

Petroleum Limited (PPL) while driffing in search of oil. This gasfield is considered to be one of the largest in the world. It was the first milestone of hydrocarbon exploration.
Soon after the discovery, a pipeline to Karachi was completed to provide cheap fuel to the industrial city. Another pipeline to Multan was completed in 1958 to supply gas to the thermal power station and fertilizer plant This pipeline has been extended to Faisalabad where another gas-fired power station has been set up and it has been further extended to Lahore. It was also taken to Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar. A pipeline also goes to Quetta from Sin. More gas fields have been discovered sinçe then.

When natural gas is cooled to a very low temperature it turns into a liquid. This liquid is called liquefied petroleum gas or LPG. It can be moved from place to place in special cylinders. In mountainous areas like Murree, Gilgit, Abbotabad, where there are no gas pipelines, many people use LPG for heating and cooking.