KYIV, March 13 - China's Xinjiang Beiken Energy Engineering has started drilling a first well for Ukrgazvydobuvannia under a contract to drill 24 wells signed last autumn, the press service of the Ukrainian company reported.

The press service said it will take 112 days to drill the well in the Yablunivske field (Poltava region) with a projected depth of 4,940 meters.

As reported, Ukrgazvydobuvannia late October 2016 announced a tender to attract external contractors for drilling operations in Kharkiv and Poltava regions.