National oil firm Petronas and four others have been awarded an exploration and production contract for two offshore blocks by Pakistan, Petronas announced today.

The production sharing agreement for Blocks G and H in the deep Indus Basin some 300 kilometres from Karachi involves French oil giant Total, OMV, Mari Gas Company Limited (MGCL) and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Petronas said in a statement.