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TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- Albanian authorities are evacuating residents of a village following an explosion at a Canadian-owned oil well. No injuries were reported.
A statement from the Calgary-based Bankers Petroleum Ltd. said an "uncontrolled leak of natural gas occurred during drilling operation" Wednesday in Marinze, 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of the capital Tirana.
Residents were being evacuated due to fumes from the blast, which the company said were not harmful. It said it was working with local authorities to evacuate residents and later clean the area.
Energy Ministry spokesman Dardan Malaj said some residents were refusing to leave their homes.
Bankers Petroleum has been operating in Albania since 2004, and produces up to 1.2 million tons of oil per year. Last year, Albania produced a total of 1.4 million tons.
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Bankers Petroleum Ltd.
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CODE : BNK.TO |
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CUSIP : 38142Q |
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Bankers Petroleum est une société d’exploration minière de pétrole basée au Canada. Bankers Petroleum est productrice de pétrole, de gaz en Albanie, et détient divers projets d'exploration en Albanie. Son principal projet en production est PATOS-MARINZA en Albanie et ses principaux projets en exploration sont KUÇOVA et KUCOVA HEAVY OILFIELD en Albanie. Bankers Petroleum est cotée au Canada, au Royaume-Uni et en Allemagne. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 2,8 milliards CA$ (2,1 milliards US$, 1,9 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 31 décembre 2007 à 0,35 CA$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 26 avril 2024 à 10,81 CA$. Bankers Petroleum possède 261 560 000 actions en circulation. |