GPK has declared the Shewashan light oil discovery commercial and is preparing the Field Development Plan (FDP) for submission to the MNR in accordance with the Khalakan PSC.

Shewashan-1 produced light oil (45API) on test from reservoir zones in the Cretaceous Shiranish, Kometan and Qamchuga formations. The Shewashan-1 well will now be put on production to gather data ahead of the final FDP approval.

Steve Lowden, Director of GPK, said: The Shewashan discovery establishes GPK as a production Operator in the KRG's expanding oil and gas industry and has demonstrated the potential for significant quantities of light oil to complement the country's growing reserves base.

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