Russian company «Gazprom» stopped the boring drilling of the first reconnaissance mining hole for the gas block of Urumako-1 in a project Raphael Urdaneta on the shelf of Venezuela from a failure which happened after the output of mining hole on a depth 3700-3800 m The specialists of business concern discuss presently, whether to continue a well-boring further. Before an output on project horizon remained to bore an about 300 m will Remind that in November "Gazprom" got permission of government of Venezuela on the extension
works on the blocks of Urumako-1 and Urumako-2 yet on six
minimum for two reconnaissance mining holes — such are terms of licenses. In case if the boring drilling of mining holes will confirm the presence of gas supplies, then it will become opening of new oil-and-gas bearing province on the shelf of the Venezuelan gulf.After completion of analysis of these mining holes
the feasability study (TEO) of project will be geared-up, and the boring drilling of operating mining holes will begin in three years. The first gas from a deposit can go approximately in five years.30-summer license to the blocks of Urumako «Gazprom» won on a tender
in 2005, giving for it $40 million.While work on blocks conducts 100%- «daughter» business concern — «Urdanetagazprom». National goskompaniya PDVSA will join on the stage of development and must get control (at PDVSA by law monopoly on the booty of gas) of .gaz with Urumako will go on
needs of local market, president of Venezuela Ugo Chaves talked. But «Gazprom» wants to agree about the export of part of fuel through swapfile operations, for example, getting the stake from PDVSA from other projects.
