Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-1 exploration well on the Uytas prospect in Block A, the sixth of 13 post-salt exploration prospects scheduled to be drilled by the Company on Blocks A&E. The total depth of the well will be approximately 900 metres, targeting potential Jurassic and Triassic reservoirs.