VOL. XLIII

No. 13

27-March-2000

CASPIAN

Eni To Begin Drilling In Azerbaijans Kurdashi Block

Agip Azerbaijan, a subsidiary of Italys Eni, announced on 9 March that the AKD Petroleum Operating consortium will begin drilling its first well in the Kurdashi block in offshore Azerbaijan within the next few weeks. Agip Azerbaijan is operator for the AKD group, which comprises Agip (25%), Japans Mitsui (15%), Turkeys TPAO (5%), Spains Repsol (5%) and Azerbaijans state-owned oil company Socar (50%). The...