Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 38

20-September-2004

TURKEY

Toreador Announces Black Sea Gas Discovery Offshore Turkey

Dallas-based Toreador Resources announced on 7 September that it had discovered natural gas at the Ayazli-1 exploratory well in the Black Sea offshore Turkey. A statement released by the company said the analysis of drilling, wireline logging and test results indicated the presence of gas zones from 2,122ft to 3,171ft. Multiple tests conducted through casing showed...