VOL.XXXIXNo.65/66

23/30-December-1996SYRIA

TullowSpuds Kishma Appraisal Well On 29 November, Tullow Oil of Ireland spudded the Kishma-2 appraisal well in theEast Ash-Sham permit in eastern Syria to probe the Rutba sands that tested at astabilized rate of 4,800 b/d of light crude oil and 6.4mn cu. ft./d of gas fromthe Kishma-1 discovery well in early 1995 (MEES, 27February 1995). Tullow is planning to start production from the Kishma-1discovery in March or April 1997 at an initial rate of...