2013

The new qualification which is unique for Russia is available for the staff of Rosneft subsidiaries through the professional training program. The company is a leading subsoil user on the Russian shelf. According to independent experts, the company’s license blocks hold over 275 bln boe of recoverable resources. Offshore drilling …

Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin is on a working visit to Nizhnevartovsk, where he gets acquainted with the facilities of Samotlorneftegaz, the biggest production asset of TNK-BP. Rosneft completed TNK-BP acquisition last week. Rosneft delegation includes First Vice President Eduard Khudaynatov, Vice President for Production …

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of the final US$30 million tranche of its senior credit facility with SB Sberbank JSC, allowing the Company to draw down the entire US$90 million in …

Russian Drilling Contractors Roundtable, April 11th 2013, Moscow. The RDCR currently has the vast majority of Russian Drilling contractors attending the event, and are pleased to announce that C.A.T A.G. has joined the list of participating companies. As previously reported the demand for delegate tickets has been huge.  Unfortunately we …

Alexey Kurach, Bashneft’s Vice-President for Economics and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will leave his post on March 29, 2013. The relevant decision was approved yesterday by the Company’s Board of Directors. ‘The Board of Directors would like to express profound gratitude to Alexey Kurach for his enormous contribution to the Company’s success during the four years for which he held the …

Andrey V. Sharonov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government on matters of economic policy, has  confirmed the participation the official letter in the events of the XI Moscow International Energy Forum “Russian Fuel and  Energy Complex in the XXI century” of the Department of Fuel and Energy Economy …

Testing of a device for electromagnetic water treatment to prevent formation of scale and sludge on heat transfer surfaces has been successfully completed at “Tatneftegazpererabotka” Administration. Water treatment methods with application of chemicals in water recycling supply involves high material costs and they do not completely prevent deposits formation. For …

Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, appointed managers to key positions in the integrated company: Olga V. Malyshkina – Rosneft Central Tender Committee Chair, Director of Procurement Department in the rank of Vice President; Andrey Lazeev – Vice President, Chief Geologist (Exploration & Production); Eric Moris …

TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, has opened a new pipe threading and service facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in neighboring Sherwood Park, the plant will supply the full line of ULTRATM premium connections on pipe and accessories to TMK IPSCO’s growing customer base …

Quartet-HT system offers high-resolution pressure measurements and representative fluid samples for high-performance reservoir testing Schlumberger announced today the launch of the Quartet-HT* high-performance downhole reservoir testing system. This latest addition to the Schlumberger portfolio of reservoir characterization services delivers high-quality measurements and reservoir-representative fluid samples with increased safety and efficiency …