Canada’s Zenith Energy is about to launch a delayed workover programme at its Muradkhanli onshore licence in Azerbaijan, aiming to restore production capacity that has collapsed due to mechanical failures and lack of investment.

“The drilling rig has already been delivered to the work site. The workover programme was expected to start at the end of January but is slightly delayed due to bad weather conditions, but will start soon,” the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary for Muradkhanli, Zenith Aran Oil, told Upstream.

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