Explanation

The Potwar plateau is an ancient region of petroleum production in Pakistan.

The plateau is the location of Pakistan’s major oil fields, the first of which were discovered at:

Khaur (1915) and Dhulian (1935)

the Tut field was discovered in 1968

and exploration continued in the area in the 1970s

Additional information:

Petroleum exploration in Pakistan began in the early 1860s during the British colonial period.

The first oil well was drilled in 1866 near Kundian, Punjab, by the Burmah Oil Company.