Oil and Gas Resources of Armenia
YEREVAN, ARMENIA Is there oil and gas in Armenia? Yes, there is, as proven by oil recovered from the Shorakhpur-1P well east of Yerevan (the old Russian drilling rig can still be seen on the right hand side of the main road to Garni, close to Voghchaberd village), and the well south-west of Armavir (Oktemberyan-13E) which flowed gas for six months. These prove that the right conditions for oil and gas accumulations exist....