TNK-BP plans first Russian Astrakhan drill in 2011

摘要

Moscow-TNK-BP plans to start drilling its first exploration well in Russia's Astrakhan region in 2011, the Anglo-Russian company said May 25. "We completed a series of surveys and the results have given us justification for drilling the first prospect well in the Astrakhan region," TNK-BP Vice President for Technology Francis Sommer said in a statement. "We plan to begin the drilling in 2011," he said.