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Italy\u2019s Edison has completed drilling a 5670.5 meter gas well at its North Theqa concession in the East Mediterranean, according to Amwal Al Ghad<\/a>. The company had contracted Maersk Drilling for a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to drill an exploration well in the gas field last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italy\u2019s Edison has completed drilling a 5670.5 meter gas well at its North Theqa concession in the East Mediterranean, according to Amwal Al Ghad. 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