VOL. XLV

No 3

21-January-2002

ISRAEL

Isramco Abandons Dry Nordan-1 WellIn Offshore Shikma Yam Block

Israels Isramco has abandoned theNordan-1 well after failing to encounter gas, a company official told MEES.Isramco, as operator, has no further plans for drilling on the Shikma Yam blockoffshore Ashkelon, the official said, and would be assessing data from Nordan-1and other wells drilled to date. In June, Israel National Oil Company farmedinto the Shikma acreage and took on the financial...