
Rosneft: Completes $5.3bn Bashneft Asset Purchase
Under the Government of the Russian Federation Decree dated October 10, 2016 Rosneft carried out necessary corporate actions to prepare for and execute the acquisition of the Government’s stake in Bashneft Public Joint Stock Company representing 50.0755% of its charter capital. The Company Board of Directors unanimously approved Rosneft’s potential …

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production: Wins VAT Recovery Application
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (“KMG EP” or the Company”) is pleased to announce that following extensive work by the Company, facilitated and significantly aided by JSC National Company KazMunayGas (“NC KMG”), the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a positive decision was made regarding the Company’s …
Bashneft: Appoint Andrey Shishkin as President
By resolution of the Board of Directors, Andrey Shishkin, Vice President of PJSC Rosneft, has been appointed President and Chairman of the Management Board of PJSOC Bashneft for five years starting from October 13, 2016. The Board of Directors has also elected the new Management Board of PJSOC Bashneft comprising …
Association of Gas Construction Companies: Formed between Gazprom and Stroygazconsulting, Stroygazmontazh and StroyTransNefteGaz
Gazprom and major construction companies today entered into a Memorandum of Intent at the 6th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum to form the Association of Gas Construction Companies. The document was signed by Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Stanislav Anikeev, Director General of Stroygazconsulting, Sergey Garaev, Director General of Stroygazmontazh, and Vladimir Kartashyan, Director General of StroyTransNefteGaz, …

Messoyakhaneftegaz: Drills 1.9km ERD Well
Messoyakhaneftegaz, a Gazprom Neft—Rosneft joint enterprise, has successfully completed construction of a unique-trajectory well at the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field. Well no. 380 is set at a vertical depth of 800 metres, has a horizontal deviation of 1.9 kilometres, a total drilled (measured) depth of 2.7 kilometres, and involved total penetration (drilling operations, including two pilot wells) of 4.4 kilometres. This unique well was constructed in a total 25 days, and has an actual production …

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KDR 2016: Overcoming Challenges to Transform the Drilling Market in Kazakhstan
The 2nd KDR, Kazakh Drilling Roundtable, took place on the 16th September 2016, at the Rixos President Hotel in Astana. This unique forum addressed the strategic direction and key challenges faced in the Kazakh Drilling sector. Astana, Kazakhstan, 23rd September 2016. In partnership between TMG Worldwide and JSC NC KazMunayGas, the …

Kazakhstan Caspian Transport System Needed After Kashagan Restart?
The rapidly approaching date of re-start of production at Kashagan on October 23 automatically reanimates the question of the need for construction of another major project, namely, the Kazakhstan Caspian Transport System (KCTS). KSTC, otherwise known as the TransCaspian System, had been created specifically with Kashagan oil in mind. The …

Bashneft: Approves Innovative Development Programme
PJSOC Bashneft’s Board of Directors has approved the Company’s Innovative Development Programme until 2021 with an outlook until 2026. Previously, the Programme had been approved by the Interdepartmental Commission for Technological Development under the Office of the Presidential Council for Economic Modernization and Innovative Development. ‘Introduction of innovations is a …

Petroneft Resources: Interim Results – License 61 Production up 40%
PetroNeft an oil & gas exploration and production company operating in the Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation, and 50% owner and operator of Licences 61 and 67 is pleased to report its results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2016. Highlights – Current gross production from Licence 61 is about …