DUSHANBE, August 12, 2010, Asia-Plus – Closed Joint-Stock Company Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz (the company-operator of the investment project of JSC “Gasprom” on search and investigation of hydrocarbons in the Republic of Tajikistan) conducts preparation for the next stage of the project – search drilling on the site Sarikamysh, Shahrinav district.
As Ekaterina Kozhevnikova, press secretary of representative office of Joint-Stock Company Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz in RТ has informed «AP», that in June of this year in JSC “Gasprom” (investor) the point of drilling of the first prospecting hole has been confirmed by «Shahrinav 1-п», which is located in 15 km. to the south-east from Shahrinav.
«Now the company conducts arrangement and reconstruction of access road to a drilling site on a road are of locality «Bolshevik»- locality «Kyzylbulok» – a drilling site in the extent of 15 km. In difficult mountain-geological conditions of Tajikistan this road will provide journey to a hole of special heavy machinery with the drilling equipment. At this moment readiness of road is over 50 %», – has noted Kozhevnikova.
Technical works is planned to finish till September 15, 2010, right after that installation of the drilling machine will begin. Equipment and cars-houses for the camp of workers have been already delivered.
The company plans to start hole drilling of «Shahrinav 1-п» in November – December of current year.

