Surgutneftegas Increased Oil Production in Yakutia by 5,7%
In January-August 2014, Surgutneftegas produced 40,856.5 thousand tonnes of crude oil. For the year to date, crude output in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) equaled 5,048.8 thousand tonnes, 5.7 % up versus eight months of the last year. In January-August 2014, overall gas production amounted to 6,176.9 million cubic meters. …
CNPC to pick up 10% of Vankor?
Chinese investors are to receive up to 10 percent in the Vankor cluster fields of northern Siberia, one of the biggest developed Russian oilfields and Rosneft’s biggest production asset. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the plan at the construction launch of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline on 1 September, …
Kvaerner: Looking to Increase Productivity and Reduce Cost Levels
Kvaerner has during the first half of 2014 delivered several key oil and gas projects on schedule, won new key contracts and continued to implement cost reduction measures. The company’s Board of Directors is pleased with how Kvaerner has built a strong position as a competitive contractor recognized for its …

ROGTEC on the Road!
RDCR 2014, UOR 2014, NEFTEGAZ, 21st WPC and Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition It has been an interesting summer for the team at ROGTEC Magazine, and as always we pride ourselves on ensuring that we have “boots on the ground” at all the key regional conferences and exhibitions. It must …

TNGG: APG Utilization at Russian Oil Fields
M. N. Gagarin (LLC TyumenNIIgiprogaz) In the Russian Market, there are almost no widely available cheap technologies to collect and process associated petroleum gas, or APG. Similar technologies and projects can be found abroad, but these can be very expensive and would also need to be adjusted to Russian climatic …

Application of Seismic Entropy to Increase Frac Efficiency
S.Akopyan, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RF, Moscow The seismic entropy method is currently used for earthquake forecasting. It enables us to show the seismic ranges of the geological environment which cause violent earthquakes and the formation of faults in an environment …
SkyWave Unveils Most Comprehensive Cellular Gateway Platform for Remote Data Management and M2M Communications
The SG-7100 provides advanced connectivity and data analysis capabilities to connect remote people, equipment and the enterprise system. SkyWave Mobile Communications, a global provider of wireless data communications for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, today introduced the SG-7100 at Super Mobility Week powered by CTIA. The cellular gateway platform takes the …
Tatneft: Operational Update – Production Marginally Up, Large Reduction on yoy Drilling
Crude Oil: Production The amount of 2,228,079 tons of crude oil or 100.4 percent versus August 2013 was produced at JSC TATNEFT, while the production since the beginning of the year amounted to 17,441,513 tons, which was 71,968 tons more than in 2013 (100.4%). New Drilling The new drilling penetration …

New Technologies for Optimizating Condensate Fields with High Gas Factors
S.Tseytlin, D.Eng (Tseytlin Consulting Inc. USA), G.Mirzoev, KG., A.Iskhanov (GMG Int., USA), А. Kashik, D.Eng (Central Geological Survey, Moscow) Over the last 10 years, a new technology has been developed and successfully tested for optimising the production for oil fields with high gas to oil ratio, (GOR), which we will …

Outlook for Offshore Exploration in Russia up to 2025
Irina Chmeleva In recent months, the discussions about the impact of foreign companies and technology on Russian oil production have intensified at all levels. State officials, ranging from the President to various Ministers, have highlighted the need to boost domestic production of equipment in order to substitute imports. Given that …