State-run utility Korea Gas Corp. (036460.SE), or Kogas, and UzbekNefteGaz, or UNG, have agreed to jointly explore the Uzunkui gas field in Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan province by the end of April 2012, Kogas said Thursday.
UNG and a consortium led by Kogas will each own a 50% stake in the project, Kogas said in a regulatory filing.