Natural gas and oil exploration activities conducted in 102 wells in Turkey yielded positive results last year.Of the total 205 wells opened in different regions of the country in 2010, crude oil was found at 57 exploration wells, natural gas was discovered at 44 locations, while both oil and natural gas were found at 1 well, a report released by the Directorate General for Petroleum Affairs said on Wednesday.
The authority said 74 wells turned out to be dry, adding that studies would continue at 29 wells this year reports Hurriyet Daily News.The report also said 17.3 million barrels of crude oil (nearly 2.5 million tons) was produced at 128 oil fields in 2010, while 725.98 million cubic meters of natural gas was obtained from 65 sites.