This is the company’s first drilling contract with PTR this year and the second signed drilling contract since December 2009. The drilling of the 25 wells is expected to commence this month and is expected to be complete by the end of 2010.
The value of this contract with PTR will be contingent upon the drilling depth of each of the 25 wells drilled.
Hongjun Wang, president of China North East Petroleum, said: “We are delighted to sign our first drilling contract of the New Year with PetroChina. Over the last five weeks, we have secured two new drilling contracts totaling 55 new wells. We are also currently fulfilling drilling service orders that were signed by Tiancheng prior to our acquisition.”
