Belarus has discovered new oil bed at Prokhorovskoye deposit in Gomel region
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2013-11-05 10:39:57
The Belarus geologists have discovered a new oil bed at the Prokhorovskoye deposit in the Gomel region, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Protection reports. Daily debit at the first degradations was 5 cubic m of waterless oil. They propose fountain operation of the well, and continue its development. By the beginning of 2013, Belarus discovered 77 oil deposits, and annually produces there 1.666 million tons of oil that covers the state needs by 1/3.
Translated by Nadezhda Poltoratskaya
