Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 24

13-June-2005

turkey

Toreador Tests Gas At Offshore Black Sea Delineation Well

Toreador Resources of the US and partners Stratic Energy of Canada and the Turkish national oil company TPAO on 31 May reported that the Akkaya-1 delineation well in the Black Sea offshore Turkey has successfully tested for gas at a sustained rate of approximately 7.6mn cfd on a 36/64in choke at a flowing wellhead pressure of 913psi. The Akkaya-1 was spudded on 5 May and...