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title: "Mari Energies Awards Gas Sales Contract for Waziristan Discovery"
description: "Most outlets reported that Mari Energies awarded a gas sales contract to Universal Gas Distribution Company for the Spinwam/Waziristan discovery, noting the volume as up to 17.5 million standard cubic feet per day. The Express Tribune and Dawn highlighted that this is the first private sector gas sale, while Business Recorder and Pakistan Observer provided similar details without emphasizing the policy or precedent aspect. All excerpts focused on the contract award, with no additional framing or commentary present in the provided excerpts."
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# Mari Energies Awards Gas Sales Contract for Waziristan Discovery

business · latest filing 4 Aug 2026, 7:35 AM PKT · 3–4 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Mari Energies awarded a gas sales contract to Universal Gas Distribution Company for the Spinwam/Waziristan discovery, noting the volume as up to 17.5 million standard cubic feet per day. The Express Tribune and Dawn highlighted that this is the first private sector gas sale, while Business Recorder and Pakistan Observer provided similar details without emphasizing the policy or precedent aspect. All excerpts focused on the contract award, with no additional framing or commentary present in the provided excerpts.

## Same story from 5 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Mari makes first private gas sale](https://www.dawn.com/news/2020475/mari-makes-first-private-gas-sale) · 4 Aug 2026, 7:35 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: In a first, Mari Energies on Monday announced the award of about 17.5 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas to Universal Gas Distribution Company Ltd (UGDCL) from a new discovery in Waziristan for sale to its select customers. This is the first such award under the Petroleum Policy 2012 and subsequent decisions of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and the Economic Coo...
- **The Express Tribune** — [Mari Energies allocates gas to private sector](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2621980/mari-energies-allocates-gas-to-private-sector) · 4 Aug 2026, 1:50 AM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Announces sale of up to 17.5 mmscfd from Spinwam discovery under new policy
- **Pakistan Observer** — [Mari Energies awards gas sales contract for Waziristan block discovery](https://pakobserver.net/mari-energies-awards-gas-sales-contract-for-waziristan-block-discovery/) · 3 Aug 2026, 12:30 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI – Mari Energies Limited has awarded a gas sales contract to Universal Gas Distribution Company (Pvt) Ltd for the…
- **Business Recorder** — [Mari Energies issues Letter of Award for Spinwam gas supply contract](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40433052/mari-energies-issues-letter-of-award-for-spinwam-gas-supply-contract) · 3 Aug 2026, 10:20 AM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Mari Energies Limited, formerly known as Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI), has awarded a contract to Universal Gas Distribution Company (Pvt) Ltd for the sale of up to 17.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) of gas from the Spinwam Gas Discovery, issuing a Letter of Award after inviting bids on May 15, 2026. The listed company disclosed the development in its notice to the Pakist...
- **ProPakistani** — [Mari Energies Strikes Gas Sale Deal for Spinwam Discovery in KP](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/03/mari-energies-strikes-gas-sale-deal-for-spinwam-discovery-in-kp/) · 3 Aug 2026, 9:49 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Mari Energies Limited has awarded a contract to Universal Gas Distribution Company (Pvt.) Ltd for the purchase of natural gas… Read More The post Mari Energies Strikes Gas Sale Deal for Spinwam Discovery in KP appeared first on ProPakistani.

5 articles from 5 outlets, 3–4 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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