No Mol Employees Present at the Attack in Pakistan

There were no employees of the Hungarian oil and gas company Mol were present at the company-operated wells in Pakistan where security forces were attacked. Production at the wells has been temporarily shut down by remote access and placed in security mode until the official on-site investigation is completed, Mol told MTI on Tuesday.

The oil company said the attack occurred near two wells in the TAL Block operated by Mol. Six members of the security forces guarding the area – Pakistani soldiers and contracted security guards – were killed, but no Mol employees were present at the scene of the attack.

Mol reported that the attack took place away from the plant site and that production at the other wells was continuing uninterrupted, and stated that the incident did not affect Mol's production in Pakistan.

Pakistani authorities said on Tuesday that an attack on a facility belonging to the Mol Pakistan Oil and Gas Company, a member of the Mol Group, in the Hangu district near the Afghan border, was carried out by Islamist extremists.