Turkey strikes oil in southeastern provincet

Turkey has struck oil with a gravity of 22 degrees near the town of Cinar in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. Guney Yildizi Oil Production Company teams struck oil at 1,500 meters after starting to drill in the region of Altunakar, 5 kilometers from the town, two months ago. Tests revealed that that the oil had a gravity of 28 degrees. The API scale was designed so that most values would fall between 10 and 70 API gravity degrees. Medium oil is defined as having API gravity between 22.3 degrees API and 31.1 degrees API. Company officials declined to comment on the amount of the reserves, saying they would make an announcement after tests are completed.