Article retraction:

Deryaev A. R. Directional drilling of an exploratory well in the shallow waters of the Caspian Sea. Mining Science and Technology (Russia). 2024;9(4):341–351. https://doi.org/10.17073/2500-0632-2024-02-217

The retraction of the article is due to the identification of a duplicate publication: Deryaev A. Drilling of a directional exploration well in Turkmenistan in the waters of the Caspian Sea. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels. 2024;72(3):199–209. https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2024/36590

Protocol No. 3 of the meeting of the editorial board of the journal "Mining Science and Technology (Russia)" dated September 19, 2025.