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Fergana basin draws seismic surveys, drilling

11/19/2007
Operators are shooting 1,500 line-km of 2D seismic surveys in the Fergana basin in Kyrgyzstan and starting some of the first drilling in the basin since Soviet times.A seismic program operated by a unit of Santos Ltd. of Australia involves 849 km on licenses under tenure to CJSC South Petroleum Co. (SPC) and 689 km on licenses held by CJSC Textonic, both headquartered in Bishkek.SPC is owned 70% by Santos International Holdings Pty. Ltd., 25% by DWM Petroleum AG, and 5% by Kyrgyzneftegas. Manas Petroleum Corp., Baar, Switzerland, owns DWM. Tectonic is legally owned by Caspian Oil & Gas Ltd., Balcatta, Western Australia, and beneficially owned 33% by Santos and funded by Santos as part...
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