According to the Ministry of Mines and Petrolium , three more wells have now been operational, along with four previously active qashqari oilfeld wells. Daily oil extraction from these wells amounts to 250 tons (more than 1,800 barrels), and more than 17,000 tons of oil have been refined.(20230519)


Background:
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the first deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate, inaugurated the Qashqari oil wells in Sar-e-Pul province. He said that 200 tons of oil will be extracted daily from the Qashqari wells, and the income generated through this will be spent on the reconstruction and renovation of various parts of the country.(20220408)

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says that the extraction of oil from these wells has not been entrusted to the company, but will be extracted by the Islamic Emirate. According to the ministry, the Qashqari Block has ten oil wells, and the amount of oil extracted from it will reach up to two hundred tons per day. There are currently 9 oil wells operating here. “The Islamic Emirate is extracting the oil itself,” said Shahabuddin Delavar, acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum. By extracting oil from Qashqari wells, the Islamic Emirate will reportedly earn up to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars a day. Economists say that the use of the country's oil fields will have an important role in the economy and self-sufficiency of the country.
 

The launch of such well-known projects, which can contribute to the Afghan economy between $100,000 and $150,000 a day and also produce 200 tons or more of oil per day, will create great hope for the people of Afghanistan.

The Amu Darya Basin, including Qashqari, has three oil blocks whose contract was outsourced to the China National Petroleum Corporation, but its contract with the company was terminated due to lack of work. The Qashqari oil field in the north of the country, consists of the three regions of Aqdaria, Qashqari, and Angut, which covers a total area of 1723 square km.

Based on the announcement of the Ministry of Finance, a new contract was signed on Monday (August 1) between the Minister of Finance of the Islamic Emirate and the head of the Chinese company "Exos".
 
The announcement added that the extraction of oil and gas from Qashqari-Sarpol with the participation of 20% of the state-owned Afghanistan Oil and Gas Company by this Chinese company is going to start soon.
 
China is one of the countries that has shown more interest in investing in Afghanistan after the Islamic Emirate dominated Afghanistan.(20220802)

During the official signing ceremony of the extraction contract of Amu oil field with the Chines company, China Petroleum Economics and Information Research Center (CPEIC), the Afghan Minister said that some 3000 jobs will be created for Afghans inside the country. And the capacity of extracting oil from the Qashqari mine will increase from 200 tons to 1000 tons and more. The area of this contract is estimated 4500 square kilometers, scattered in the country’s three northern provinces including Saripul, Jawzjan and Faryab.
In the contract, it is stated that Afghanistan’s share is 20 percent at present, and it will reach up to 75 percent in the future.(20230105)