APG

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 …

Surgut saw the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia on “The experience of the Russian oil companies in the effective use of associated petroleum gas” initiated by the Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service and by the Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) with the support of the Government …

TNK-Uvat has devised a methodology to achieve soot-free flaring of associated petroleum gas (APG) as its production declines. This has significantly reduced harmful atmospheric pollution and slashed the charges payable for APG flaring. The project won the TNK-BP Chairman’s Award for HSE 2012. The entire amount of APG produced at …

JSC TATNEFT continues to work actively to ensure rational use of associated petroleum gas. In the frame of these activities the Company is introducing “Capstone” microturbine power plants working on associated petroleum gas (APG). Gas turbines with the total capacity of 2.2 MW allow generating about 10.8 million kilowatt-hours of …

The Gazprom Management Committee took into consideration the information relevant to boosting the efficiency of associated petroleum gas (APG) utilization in Russia. Gazprom taking great efforts to increase utilization efficiency of produced APG It was noted that APG combustion was an acute problem of today’s oil and gas industry due to economic, ecological and social disadvantages and risks especially in terms of global trends towards low-carbon …

JSC TATNEFT jointly with ZAO “Tatex” continues the work aimed at ensuring the rational use of associated petroleum gas (APG). The second program to improve efficient produced gas utilization is being implemented in TATNEFT. In the framework of this program Capstone micro-turbine power plants are implemented. Rustam Minnikhanov, President of …

TNK-BP announces completion of construction of a gas pipeline from its Verkhne-Kolik-Yoganskoe field to the Bakhilovskaya Compressor Station. The pipeline is 13.4 km long and has a throughput capacity of 300 million cubic meters per year. The total project investment amounted to 410 mln rubles.   The commissioning of the …

ТNК-ВР reports the expansion of the associated petroleum gas (APG) utilization program: total investment in these projects will increase 12.7% to 62 bn rubles by 2015. Most investment is planned for 2012 – about 17 bn rubles, which is 25% more than last year. TNK-BP has been implementing a large-scale …

Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) developing Salym group of oil fields in Western Siberia has successfully implemented a gas utilization project. This unprecedented example of solving the issue of associated petroleum gas (APG) utilization is based on the mutual partnership between three private companies and on cooperation between business and …

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has passed an order approving two of Rosneft’s APG joint implementation investment projects. The order, No. 112 of 12 March 2012, approves a project to reduce APG flaring and generate electricity at the Khasyreiskoye deposit and a project to utilise APG …