From Yesterday To Today

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Milestones

For 61 years, enthusiasm in oil exploration, development and production projects never ends...

Incorporation of AME in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Aladdin Petroleum Corporation based in Wichita, Kansas by George H. Bruce;

1961

AME is granted exploration licenses in Turkey and becomes a petroleum right holder;

1962

AME drills its first well in Turkey “GIRDARA-1”;

1965

Oyman Sayer becomes a partner in AME. At this date AME is operating only one drilling rig in Turkey, a Bethlehem M58-C;

1970

AME makes its first oil discovery in Yasince-2 well in Diyarbakir region, SE Turkey;

1974

AME starts crude oil sales to MOBIL in Turkey;

1975

AME establishes partnership with Adolf H. Lundin led companies (IPC- International Petroleum Corp.) for projects in Turkey;

1978

AME acquires and becomes the Operator of Kahta oil field from Ersan Petrol Sanayii A.S. And boosts heavy oil production from this field;

1980

AME brings Wintershall A.G. and Huffco (Roy M. Huffington Inc.) to Turkey as JV partners;

1981

AME acquires two drilling rigs, National T-20, National T-32 and a Cardwell work-over rig. At this date the rig count is four;

1982

Under a partnership with Bunker Hunt, AME brings PLACID OIL as a JV partner to Turkey. Under the same agreement AME brings a National 1320 drilling rig to Turkey with PENROD Drilling.

1985

AME drills its first well for MOBIL in Turkey in the Selmo field;

1986

AME brings its fifth drilling rig to Turkey, an IDECO H-1000 RAMBLER, in partnership with CHALLENGER DRILLING.;

1986

AME brings ARDPET (TUSKAR RESOURCES Plc.) under a very extensive JV partnership to Turkey;

1986

AME brings NESTE OY (National Oil Company of Finland) to Turkey as a JV partner;

1986

AME enters into partnership with UNOCAL in Exploration projects in Turkey;

1989

After SHELL revokes KCA’s drilling contract in Turkey after 20 years of service, AME takes over KCA in Turkey with all of its assets including two National 80B drilling rigs equipped and built to operate under SHELL specifications;

1989

AME boosts drilling contracting services to MOBIL in Turkey with expanded rig inventory. AME is operating 8 rigs in Turkey in 1990;

1990

AME brings FOREST OIL and MONUMENT OIL Plc. as JV partner;

1990

AME discovers Zeynel oil field in Adiyaman region, SE Turkey;

1990

AME discovers Nemrut oil field in Adiyaman region, SE Turkey;

1991

AME brings COPLEX RESOURCES Plc. as JV partner to Turkey;

1992

AME discovers Hasancik oil fields in Adiyaman region;

1993

AME assumes Operatorship of the Bulgurdag oil field from Mobil in the Adana region;

1994

AME’s production in the Bulgurdag field reaches 300 barrels per day;

1995

AME brings MOL Rt. (Hungarian National Oil Company) as JV partner to Turkey;

1996

AME continues to develop Adiyaman oil fields and production reaches 1000 barrel per day for the first time;

1997

After SHELL revokes DEUTAG’s drilling contract in Turkey, AME takes over two drilling rigs equipped and built to operate under SHELL specifications, a Wilson 75 and a Cooper rig and the rig inventory exceeded ten rigs for the first time;

1997

AME discovers light oil in Karakilise-1 well in Diyarbakir, SE Turkey;

2003

AME brings TETHYS OIL A.B. to Turkey as JV partner;

2004

AME brings JKX Oil & Gas Plc. to Turkey as JV partner;

2005

AME brings MELROSE RESOURCES Plc. to Turkey as JV partner;

2007

AME drills its first well in Egypt for BURREN ENERGY Plc. solely as a drilling contractor;

2007

AME drills another well in Egypt for EDISON.

2008

AME discovers Arpatepe oil field in SE Turkey, the first oil field producing from Paleozoic reservoir in foreland basin of SE Turkey;

2008

AME starts drilling operations in Israel as a drilling contractor;

2009

AME brings EXILE RESOURCES and VALEURA as JV partners to Turkey;

2010

AME re-structures and exits drilling contracting business and transforms solely into an Exploration and Production company under an expanded Board;

2011

AME was awarded exploration licenses in SE Turkey, after the restructuring of the Company;

2012

Leading petroleum industry investor, 4D Global Energy, becomes a partner and invests in AME.

2013

AME drills E. Sadak-1 Exploration Well in its Eruh Exploration License #5019;

2013

2014 – AME discovers oil at E. Sadak-1 Exploration Well in its Eruh Exploration License #5019 and puts the well on test production in January.The oil is the lighest crude oil ever discovered in Turkey to date, being 43 API gravity.

2014

AME discovers oil at Petek-1 Exploration Well in Karakilise Exploration License #2677 and puts the well on production on test production in February as an artesian well;

2014

AME discovers oil at Basakli-1 Exploration Well in Altinakar Exploration License #2674 and puts the well on production in July 2014.

2014

AME completed the refurbishment of its new drilling IDECO 725 rig in Abilene, Texas. The rig was brought to Turkey to perform back to back drilling in AME’s new oil fields.The rig is a 725 HP rig with top drive and is capable of drilling to sufficient depths in existing fields operated by AME.

2014

Cement Unit and Swabbing Unit started to operate in the field

2017

DST equipment started operating in the field

2020

UK Oil & Gas Plc. (UKOG) has been brought to the country as an investment partner.

2020

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Never-ending enthusiasm in the oil exploration, development and production projects for 63 years...

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