Chiefexecutive Randeep Grewal said the contractor was “actively discussing furtherdrilling assignments” with CNPC after the Shanxi province probe.

Grewal pointedout that the dearth of CBM drilling to date in China bode well for future workfor the company.

“The sheer size ofthe block, drilled to date only by traditional oil drilling rigs capable ofdrilling vertical wells that are later ‘fracked’, illustrates the vastopportunity that these third party contracts represent for GrekaDrilling's business,” he said.

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