Turkey plans to open first well in Iskenderun Gulf in 2013

ANKARA (A.A) - Turkey's Energy & Natural Resources Ministry has planned to open its first well in Iskenderun Gulf in 2013. According to a report of the ministry, the ministry had carried out 2-D seismic studies in 10,000 square kilometers of an area and 3-D seismic studies in 1,000 square kilometers of an area in the Mediterranean between 2007 and 2010. The ministry plans to open its first well in Iskenderun Gulf in 2013. Turkey reached an agreement with British energy company Shell to explore, produce and share oil and natural gas in the Mediterranean and Turkey's southeastern Anatolia region.