Drilling in the Black Sea Starts within Days, it will Seek Oil and Gas

Local extraction in the deep Black Sea is one of the most real forms of diversification of energy resources - something our government is actively seeking and working for. Local resources will help us with more energy independence and better liquidity on the gas exchange. This is what Energy Minister Temenujka Petkova said during a visit to the Noble Globetrotter II drilling company Shell International Exploration and Development Italia S.p.a. in Burgas.

The Energy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev met on the spot with the upcoming exploration drilling activities in the Han Kubrat Bloc. In the words of Deputy Prime Minister Donchev, the preliminary studies in the block give grounds for drilling, which is a opmistic perspective.

"I am sure that all the wealth in Bulgaria is not revealed, so everything is possible to be discovered, we will be pleased with every find, I wish the company that will carry out the survey to follow the highest standards of work and protection the environment, "the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Energy Minister Temenujka Petkova informed that the drilling in the Han Kubrat block will begin in a few days. For the fourth consecutive year, the government has concentrated its efforts to build the missing infrastructure and to develop the natural gas market in the country, Petkova stressed during the visit. She recalled that a concept for the construction of a gas distribution center has been developed together with the European Commission and one of the possible sources for its supply is local extraction.

The country's energy strategy, updated at the end of last year, outlines the liberalization of the natural gas market and the creation of a gas trading exchange as one of the main prospects. In pursuance...

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