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Tight Oil Developments in Russia: Part 2

James Henderson The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Click here to read part 1 3. Corporate Activity in Russia’s Tight Oil Reservoirs Rosneft As befits Russia’s National Oil Company, Rosneft has taken the leading role in the development of the country’s tight oil reserves, in particular since the announcement of …

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Tight Oil Developments in Russia

James Henderson : The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Part 1, click here to read part 2 Introduction Production of unconventional oil has transformed the US energy landscape, creating the potential for that country to reduce its reliance on oil imports and to contribute to the possibility of North America’s …

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Rosneft and ExxonMobil Complete JV Formation to Develop Tight Oil Reserves in Western Siberia

Rosneft and ExxonMobil today signed documents establishing a joint venture to implement a pilot project for tight oil reserves development in Western Siberia as part of the implementation of the agreement on strategic cooperation. Rosneft will hold 51 percent interest and ExxonMobil will hold 49 percent interest in this project. …

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Gazprom and PricewaterhouseCoopers Discuss Crucial Issues of Cooperation

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Dennis Nally, Chairman of the PricewaterhouseCoopers International Network. The meeting participants pointed out the high efficiency of the joint efforts. The companies had been cooperating for 18 years in financial statements audit and on a wide range of consulting services. Special …

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