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Uzbekistan Will Attract Russian Experience In Oil Exploration

Together with Tatneft, a strategy will be developed to increase the efficiency of geological exploration. JSC Uzbekneftegaz, the largest state-owned company in Uzbekistan, intends to use international experience in the field of geological exploration. In pursuance of the instructions of the head of state to attract foreign experience, an agreement …

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The Head Of Surgutneftegaz Predicted The Volume Of Oil Production In 2024

Surgutneftegaz’s oil production in 2024 will be at the same level as last year, company CEO Vladimir Bogdanov told reporters on the sidelines of the Ecology Day of the Russia exhibition and forum. “Like this (2023 – ed.),” he answered the question of what Surgutneftegaz’s production will be in 2024. …

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Eni will drill near Kazakhstan’s Kashagan in the Caspian Sea

The Italians, together with KMG, will conduct exploration near Kashagan, the largest offshore field in Kazakhstan. Italian Eni will drill an exploration well in the Abay block in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. The company announced its intentions to conduct geological exploration work in the shallow waters of …

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Rosgeo, Bashneftegeofizika And MAGE Signed A “Roadmap” For The Development Of Equipment For Geological Exploration With The Russian Government

The Government of the Russian Federation signed with Rosgeologiya, Bashneftegeofizika and the Marine Arctic Geological Exploration Expedition (MAGE) a roadmap for the development of domestic equipment for geological exploration, an Interfax correspondent reported from the signing ceremony. On the part of the government, the document was signed by First Deputy …

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There Are No Plans To Create A Single State Oil Service Operator In Russia

First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Pavel Sorokin noted that there are ideas for combining some service assets. The creation of a single state oil service operator in Russia is not currently planned, said First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Pavel Sorokin as part …

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Perenco Refused To Join The Project In Cameroon With The Participation Of Lukoil

Another shareholder of the project, the British Bowleven, began negotiations with the joint venture partners on an updated work plan for the field. The Anglo-French company Perenco refused to buy New Age’s share in the Etinde oil and gas project in Cameroon, in which the Russian Lukoil participates. This was …

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The Increase In Gazprom Reserves Exceeded Production For The Nineteenth Year In A Row

The increase in Gazprom’s reserves in 2023 again exceeded production volumes; the reserve replacement rate has been above one for the 19th year in a row, the company notes. Exact figures on the increase in reserves, as well as on production indicators, are not given in the message. The largest …

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Gas Production in Russia in 2023 Decreased By 5.5%

Production level amounted to 636.7 billion cubic meters. Russia in 2023 reduced gas production by 5.5%, to 636.7 billion cubic meters. m, and Russian pipeline gas exports amounted to 91.4 billion cubic meters. m, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in an article for the Energy Policy magazine. At …

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Russia Reduced Oil Production By 1% in 2023

This is due to the country’s participation in the OPEC+ agreement, noted Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. In 2023, Russia reduced oil and gas condensate production by within 1%, to about 530 million tons. This happened due to the restrictions of the OPEC+ deal, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak …

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Russia Noted An Increase in Oil and Condensate Reserves in The Arctic Zone

No new hydrocarbon deposits were discovered in the Arctic zone in 2023, but the increase in recoverable reserves at existing fields in this region amounted to 13.4 million tons of oil and condensate and 60.6 billion cubic meters of gas, the head of the State Reserves Commission (SRC) Igor Shpurov …

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