The task is to speed up the development of new oil fields, comprehensively mechanize and automate the hydrocarbon production, according to the program.
Currently, drilling work is underway at three exploratory and 11 production wells at Altyguyi field in Turkmenistan`s Balkan province, said the message.
Turkmenoil state concern said it has advanced modern equipment to carry out drilling work at ultra-deep wells.
The resources of the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea are estimated at 12 billion tons of oil and 6.5 trillion cubic meters of gas.
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