The campaign begins with a vertical well targeting producing carbonate reservoirs and deeper stacked clastic and basement formations at around 3,000 meters. Drilling and evaluation of the well are expected to conclude in October 2025. Results will guide a 12-well horizontal program, with each well forecast to produce 13–20 MMcf/d at a cost of roughly $3.3 million once the drilling learning curve is achieved.
Uzbekistan has reached a deal with Russia’s Gazprom to buy 2.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually over the coming two years as part of a broader effort to prevent winter-time shortages.
The road map of cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries was compiled during a visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his accompanying delegation to Tehran.
As Uzbekistan freezes amid rampant power shortages in its coldest winter for half a century, there is a million-dollar question on the lips of its shivering citizens