Gazprom Neft, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Industry and Trade Signed a Roadmap for the Development of Russian Equipment for Drilling and Hydrocarbon Production
Gazprom Neft, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation signed a roadmap for the development of domestic equipment for drilling and onshore hydrocarbon production. The document defines specific steps to implement the relevant agreement between the company and the Government of the Russian Federation. The road map was signed on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week by Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov and Gazprom Neft Deputy General Director for Exploration and Production Vadim Yakovlev.
The road map outlines the stages of development of 19 areas of import substitution of equipment for drilling and hydrocarbon production on land until 2030. Priority tasks include the creation of a complex for hydraulic fracturing, high-tech drilling equipment, telemetry systems and new materials.
The document defines a list of technical partners in each area and regulates their interaction. The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation act as coordinators for the implementation of projects. One of the key tasks of implementing the roadmap is to create a mechanism for providing subsidies to technology developers from the state and other support measures.
In September 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation and Gazprom Neft agreed to join forces in the development of domestic equipment for drilling and onshore hydrocarbon production. The corresponding document was signed at the Industrial and Energy Forum in Tyumen. The agreement provides for the possibility of participation in the implementation of projects by Russian oil companies and other organizations that are interested in the development of domestic technologies for the oil and gas industry.
“We have identified key projects that cover our production chain in mining. However, we are well aware that the scale of the challenges facing the industry is much broader. Therefore, we urge both manufacturers and our colleagues from the oil and gas industry to join this document: the greater the demand, the more large-scale projects and competitive proposals will be available to us,” Vadim Yakovlev – Deputy General Director of Gazprom Neft.
“Systematic work is being carried out to provide oil and gas companies with the necessary equipment. It involves, first of all, the unification of industry demand and a common approach to the formation of tasks for industry. The Coordination Council for Import Substitution in the Fuel and Energy Complex has already identified priorities for creating innovations in the entire spectrum from geological exploration to hydrocarbon processing, as well as positions that do not yet have analogues in Russia. And today’s document is another practical step in our joint work to achieve technological sovereignty in one of the most important sectors of the domestic economy,” Pavel Sorokin, First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
“The road map details the areas of interaction for the development of critical technologies in the field of production and drilling on land in development of the recently signed agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Gazprom Neft,” Mikhail Ivanov – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
