Officials said the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp. was exploring
energy reserves in the Black Sea. So far, the company said, high-quality
crude oil was found in the Surmeli-1 well.
The oil was found at a depth of 4,800 meters in Surmeli. Corporation
director-general Mehmet Uysal said the discovery could prove the commercial
feasibility of Black Sea exploration.
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The corporation has also been drilling the Sinop-1 and Yassihoyuk-1
wells in the Black Sea. Uysal said commercial quantities of oil and natural
gas appear to have been found in these wells.