TULLOW Oil will be involved in 11 exploration wells in four different countries over the next year, the company has announced.

Tullow said that it would be involved in five exploration and development wells in Pakistan, four in blocks in which Tullow itself is operator and one in a British Gas operated block. Two exploration wells will be drilled in Senegal in west Africa, three exploration/developments wells will be drilled in Britain and one exploration well is planned for Tullow's licence in the Czech Republic.