Roxi Petroleum: Starts 2013 Drilling Program at BNG Well 143

Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that on 1 April 2013 BNG Well 143 was spudded on the MJ-F structure located towards the North of South Yelemes field.

The total depth of the well is planned to be 2500 metres, with drilling expected to take approximately 45 days. This exploration well is targeted to encounter Jurassic Callovian sands at a depth of 2170 metres with a secondary objective in the Cretaceous Valanginian limestone at a depth of 1935 metres.

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Clive Carver, Chairman commented:

“We are pleased to have commenced the 2013 drilling campaign at BNG.  This is the first of four planned wells at BNG this year, including two deep wells.”