
Gazprom Neft to Sponsor Offshore Marintec Russia
Gazprom Neft has forwarded an official letter signed by Andrey Patrushev, Deputy General Director for offshore projects development, to the Organizing Committee of Offshore Marintec Russia 2018. The letter says that Gazprom Neft considers Offshore Marintec Russia International Exhibition and Conference a key event for offshore oil and gas development. …

Prirazlomnaya: Drills First Ever Arctic Shelf Fishbone Well
The first ever multi-lateral “fishbone” well involving multiple horizontal branches has been drilled and commissioned at the Prirazlomnaya offshore rig — the only project on the Russian Arctic shelf at which commercial oil production is currently ongoing. The trajectory chosen for the wells allows significantly greater coverage of oil-bearing sections of the strata. The new well represents …