American company found a large new gas field near Pleven. According to the concessionaire company the gas is very high caloric - 95% methane and a significant amount of condensate. This, among other things, may be the largest deposit of blue fuel in the country - according to the initial assessment feeler it is established that there are about 6 billion cubic meters of gas with high quality. Gas was detected in 4 thousand meters depth.
The deposits, according to the initial data, could meet the demand of the country for about three years. Currently, the concessionaire company is prepared for further tests and second evaluation feeler to establish what exactly is the stock of the deposit where the actual exploitation could begin in mid-2010. The price of extracted oil is to be specified, after which it will become clear at what price we will be buying it in the country.

Source:  btv.bg