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A Joint Venture Between Esso And Mobil

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Pak Stanvac a joint venture between Esso/Mobil in 1957 decided to explore the Mari Gas field near the district of Daharki (a remote area located in Upper Sindh province of Pakistan). Due to the rich elements found, in 1964 Esso decided to construct a Urea plant, which subsequently led to the emergence of Esso Pakistan Fertilizer Company Limited. The company had a 75%-25% ownership, split between Esso & the general public respectively. In 1968 the now known as the world largest Urea plant began its production. With an annual production capacity of 173,000 tons valued at US $43 million it was the single largest foreign investment by a multinational corporation in Pakistan at the time. In 1978 as part of its international name changing …show more content…

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