
Caspian Sunrise: It’s The Season of Giving and Sharing
Caspian Sunrise (formerly Roxi Petroleum plc), the Central Asian oil and gas company, with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to update the market with the following changes in the shareholdings of the Company. Introduction Caspian Sunrise announces that Kuat Oraziman, its CEO and largest shareholder, has agreed to gift …

PJSC “RussNeft” Will Produce Additional 450 Thousand Tonnes of Oil Due to Well Intervention Activities
RussNeft will add about 450 tonnes of oil production in 2017 due to well intervention works, the Company states. Following the results of the 9 months of 2017, AO Varioganneft, OAO Saratovneftegaz, and OAO Ulyanovskneft are the leaders in the well intervention efficiency growth. The well intervention specific efficiency is …

Tatneft: Results of Operations for the First Ten Months of 2017
Crude Oil Production TATNEFT Croup of Companies produced 2,459 thousand tonnes; while the oil volume produced during the ten months amounted to 24,124 thousand tonnes, which was 499 thousand tonnes more than the figure for the similar period in 2016. PJSC TATNEFT’s production amounted to 2,429 thousand tonnes; and 23,829 …

Tengizchevroil: 100 More Wells Planned to 2022
In January-September of 2017, Tengizchevroil LLP produced 21.4 million tons of oil at the Tengiz field. During this period, in 2016, 20.3 million tons of oil (160 million barrels) were produced. “In 2008, TCO completed the project for the injection of crude gas and the second-generation plant, resulting in a …
Gazprom: Organizational Framework Established for Further Russian-Iranian Cooperation in Gas Sector
A number of documents were signed in Tehran on the margins of the visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The documents are aimed at fostering Russian-Iranian cooperation in the gas sector. Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Amir Hossein Zamaninia, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Petroleum, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation. In accordance with …

NOVATEK: Significant Reserves Confirmed at the Kharbeyskoye Field
PAO NOVATEK announced a significant increase in reserves of natural gas, gas condensate and crude oil as a result of exploration works performed in 2017 at the Kharbeyskoye field located in the Tazovskiy District of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region. Upon testing of the exploration well #305, a flow of oil …
Russia-China-Led Group To Acquire Eurasia Drilling Stake
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) leads a consortium that will acquire a 16.1 percent stake in Russia’s Eurasia Drilling Company (EDC), a Russian fund involved said. RCIF involves the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation. The consortium also includes funds from the Middle East whose names have …

Rosneft and National Iranian Oil Company Sign Oil and Gas Strategic Cooperation Agreement
During the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Islamic Republic of Iran Rosneft Oil Company and National Iranian Oil Company signed the “Road Map and Key Terms of Strategic Cooperation in the Field of Oil and Gas”. This document confirms the parties high level of interest in …

The Gazprom Neft Board of Directors Considers Priority Projects and Tools in Upstream Technological Development
the Gazprom Neft Board of Directors has reviewed information on priority projects and tools for technological development in exploration and production. Managing innovation within the Upstream Division has, since 2014, been based around Gazprom Neft’s Technology Strategy. Eighty-four projects are currently being implemented under this strategy, across nine technological areas, including enhanced oil recovery …
Russia’s Novatek, China’s CNPC Sign Cooperation Agreement
Russian company Novatek signed an agreement on strategic cooperation with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). In addition, Novatek and the China Development Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding on broad cooperation. Following the results of Russian-Chinese intergovernmental negotiations, a framework loan agreement was signed between Vnesheconombank and the Export-Import …