Dragon Oil wins exploration tender in Afghanistan
MOSCOW. Dec 5 (Interfax) - Anglo-Arabian Dragon Oil has won a tender to explore the Sanduqli and Mzar-i-Sharif blocks in Afghanistan, the company said in a statement.
According to Dragon Oil, "the consortium of companies comprising Dragon Oil, Kuwait Energy, Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) and the Ghazanfar Group, has been selected as the winning bidder for two blocks, Sanduqli and Mzar-i-Sharif, of the Afghan-Tajik Phase 1 Oil & Gas Tender and the members of the consortium have been invited to enter into negotiations with the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines for the exploration, development and production activities in the two blocks. The Ministry of Mines of Afghanistan received the consortium's bid in November 2012."
Dragon Oil, which specializes in oil and gas exploration, development and production, is currently developing the Cheleken contract area in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian shelf.
The company is registered in Ireland and headquartered in Dubai. Emirates National Oil Co. Ltd. has a controlling stake in Dragon Oil.