Azerbaijan, Baku, May 18 / Trend /
In January-April 2009, the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) (excluding joint ventures and operation companies) drilled 65,141 metre, compared to 71,504 metre in the mentioned period in 2008.
In April 2009, the company drilled 17,399 metre.
A total of 202,954 metre was drilled in 2008, compared to 190,376 metre in 2007.