Ali Osuli, General Director of the Iranian Hazar oil company, said that the preliminary studies and search for the sites for drilling of exploration wells in Golestan province have been completed and drilling of the wells in the regions bordering on Turkmenistan will begin in the near future.
Osuli Said that geological exploration of Golestan province will continue and the tender will be invited to select contractor for the drilling operations on these areas. Head of Hazar company expressed hope that positive information about results of geological exploration will be available till the end of the year.
Yusef Etemadi, Director of Geological Exploration Department of Hazar company, said earlier that seismic survey of the bordering regions in Golestan province has been completed. He added that results of the survey prove availability of significant natural gas resources in these regions.
Etemadi said that Iranian National Oil Company pays a special attention to exploration and development of fields located in the bordering regions and Hazar company also follows this priority, reported Iran.ru.
