(Source: http://blogg51.ru)

Rosneft, the oil and gas company drilled the Central Olginskaya-1 well as a result of geological exploration on the shelf in the Eastern Arctic. The selection of core from this well showed the high oil saturation. This was announced on Sunday, June 18, by the press service of the enterprise.

"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga license area allows Rosneft to be considered as a pioneer of deposits on the shelf of the Eastern Arctic", the press release said. The organization noted that as the drilling continued the potential of the well increased.

On April 3, Rosneft reported at its website that it had begun drilling the Central Olginskaya-1 well in the Khatanga license area. The start of exploratory drilling was given by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, during a teleconference with the head of the company, Igor Sechin, who was on the sho re of the Khatanga Bay.