Greka Drilling Limited Greka Drilling signs drilling contract with CNPC
2012年12月28日 - 9:00PM
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Greka Drilling Limited
28 December 2012
28 December 2012
Greka Drilling Limited
("Greka Drilling" or "the Company")
Greka Drilling signs drilling contract with CNPC
Greka Drilling Limited (AIM: GDL), the largest independent and
specialized unconventional oil & gas driller in China, is
pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with China
National Petroleum Corporation ("CNPC")'s Huabei Oilfield Company
("the Contract"), for Greka's proven LiFaBriC drilling services.
This initial contract is expected to be completed early in Q1 2013.
CNPC is China's largest state owned energy enterprise and a
controlling shareholder of PetroChina, amongst others.
CNPC had previously focused their CBM drilling program using a
combination of vertical fracked wells and multi-lateral horizontal
wells provided by other service companies. Such traditional
completions have failed to meet CNPC's production expectations.
The initial contract involves drilling a LiFaBriC well. The
previously announced Petro-king Sinopec contract will utilize 5
rigs, whilst this additional CNPC contract will utilize 2 rigs in
the first instance. The wellwill be drilled in CNPC's Zhengzhuang
Block in the Qinshui Basin. The Contract will be serviced from the
Company's existing facilities in Shizhuang, Shanxi, also located in
the Qinshui Basin.
CNPC has announced plans to drill a total of 1,500 - 2,000 wells
in 2013, across its acreage; this represents a considerable
increase compared with 2012. If this initial trial is deemed
successful, it is expected that CNPC would formally decide that the
completion methodology in the Qinshui Basin will be LiFaBriC,
Greka's proprietary completion methodology.
Randeep Grewal, Chairman and CEO of Greka Drilling
commented:
"The significance of securing a contract directly with CNPC is a
defining moment in time for the Company. We have set new milestones
in the drilling services sector in China, both technical and
operational. The years of research and development are starting to
become understood and appreciated within China by those that
matter. China's aggressive targets for unconventional gas
production in the 12(th) 5-year plan can be only be met if the
focus by producers is on actual gas production and not simply by
drilling wells that are unproductive as has historically been the
case. Unfortunately, CBM producers in China have had to depend on
the incumbent service sector capabilities to overcome a
geologically challenged resource. The traditional service sector
has failed to deliver. This is where Greka Drilling stands out. The
five years of a track record, drilling successful LiFaBriC wells
with proven, actual and sustainable gas production places our
capabilities in a class of its own.
We consider this initial contract to be a positive move in
securing future contracts with CNPC. Greka rigs are contracted to
be drilling on CNPC, Sinopec and Green Dragon Gas properties during
2013, a goal we accomplished on time and as planned in this
year.
We are well on the way to becoming a significant service
provider within the gas sector in China."
For further information on Greka Drilling, please refer to the
website at www.grekadrilling.com or contact:
Stephen Hill, VP Corporate Communications
Greka Drilling +852 3710 0108
Dr Azhic Basirov / David Jones
Nomad & Broker
Smith & Williamson +44 20 7131 4000
Jeffrey Auld / Steve Baldwin
Broker
Macquarie Capital (Europe) +44 20 3037 2000
James Henderson / Rollo Crichton-Stuart
Investor relations
Pelham Bell Pottinger +44 20 7861 3232
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