Rosneft: Vankor Field Produced 60 Millionth Ton of Oil Since Inception
The Vankor oil and gas field operated by Rosneft produced 60 millionth ton of oil since its kick off. The field commenced commercial operations in August 2009. Today, Vankorneft has an existing stock of 266 wells at 31 cluster sites, which yield more than 59,000 tons of oil per day. …
TATNEFT Company Is among Leaders in Associated Petroleum Gas Utilization
According to the World Wildlife Fund of Russia (WWF) JSC “Surgutneftegaz” and JSC TATNEFT demonstrated highest rates of associated petroleum gas (APG) utilization in 2012 among oil and gas production companies. The world wildlife Fund of Russia (WWF) supported by the economic faculty of the Moscow State University named after …
KMG EP signs Memorandum of Understanding with Petrofac
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petrofac Limited. The MOU allows the parties to explore opportunities to improve the efficiency of oil production and increase production from the mature Emba fields of KMG EP’s 100% subsidiary EmbaMunaiGas JSC. Under the terms of …
Rosneft Launches Exploration Works and Environmental Analysis at Sea of Okhotsk Blocks
Rosneft starts field seismic prospecting at the license blocks Lisyansky, Kashevarovsky and Magadan-1. Rosneft holds geological study at the blocks jointly with its partner Statoil ASA (Norway). Currently 2D seismic along with shipborne gravity magnetic survey are planned for the blocks. The data is to be collected by geophysical methods …
Weatherford at MIOGE 2013
Weatherford, an oilfield services company participated in the 12th international exhibition MIOGE 2013 held on June 25-28 at the Expocentre in Moscow. The Weatherford’s exhibits were focused on advanced solutions the company offers to the oil and gas industry in three key areas: Innovative Well Construction Portfolio, Efficient Technologies for …
Kimray enters cooperative agreement with Tyumen State Oil and Gas University
On June 20, Kimray Inc. and Tyumen State Oil and Gas University entered into a cooperative agreement to support the education and training of students at the University and for potential technology innovation. As a part of the cooperation, Kimray donated several working separator models that employ control valves and …
First International Neryungri Business Forum
The First Neryungri Business Forum with the support of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Municipal District “Neryungri Region”, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, will be held on 13-14 September 2013 in Neryungri, Yakutia. The objectives of the Business Forum …
Shah Deniz targets Italian and Southeastern European gas markets through Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The Shah Deniz consortium announced today that it has selected the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to deliver gas volumes from the Shah Deniz stage 2 project to customers in Greece, Italy and Southeast Europe. This is an important milestone in the Shah Deniz consortium’s multi-phased approach to the opening of …
The Hull Assembly of an Icebreaking Multipurpose Emergency and Rescue Vessel started at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
The hull assembly of an icebreaking multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel for Russian Ministry of Transport started 28 June 2013 at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The vessel will be used in icebreaking, rescue and oil combatting operations in the Gulf of Finland. The vessel being built at Helsinki shipyard represents a …
Hardbanding Solutions: Casing Protection – A Tale Of Two Hardbands
Two of the most recognized hardbands in the industry are non-cracking Duraband® NC and Tuffband® NC. Each product has been proven to decrease drilling costs and downtime while increasing profitability and productivity. Both products are casing-friendly. Tuffband® NC is used when drilling conditions are not very abrasive, while Duraband® NC …