Azerbaijan’s SOCAR drills less in January

Azerbaijan's energy giant SOCAR carried out some 10,492 meters of drilling operations (excluding joint ventures and operating companies) in January 2014, compared to 10,629 meters in January 2013, Azernews reported on February 5.

The company reported that about 10,424 meters of all the drilling works carried out in January 2014, fell to development drilling (around 9,320 meters in January 2013) and 68 meters fell to exploration drilling which amounted to 1,309 meters in January 2013.

SOCAR carried out about 142,656 meters of drilling operations in 2013. Some 135,665 meters of all the drilling works carried out in 2013, fell to development drilling and 6,991 meters fell to exploration drilling.

Copyright: Azernews, 2014