Gazpromneft-Vostok: Drills Exploratory Well at the Achinsk, Tight, Hard to Recover, Field
The first exploratory well has been drilled at the Achinsk field (Tomsk Oblast, under development by Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Vostok), part of a federal project to establish a regional testing ground to identify effective technologies for the development of hard-to-recover (“tight”) reserves. Operations, financed by Gazprom Neft, are also aimed at conducting a study of the unconventional hydrocarbon reserves of the Bazhenov formation. …
Zoltav Resources: Koltogor Reserves Up 546m Barrels
Zoltav, the Russia and CIS-focused oil and gas exploration and production company, is pleased to announce that the Russian Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (“Rosnedra”) has registered an additional 546 million barrels (mm bbls) of Russian standard C1 plus C2 oil reserves for the Koltogor Exploration and Production Licence (the …
Gazprom Neft: Completes Testing of Priobskoye Directional Wells
Gazprom Neft has completed testing of four directional wells (drilled to investigate reserves within the Bazhenov formation) at its concession within the southern area of the Priobskoye field (Khanty Mansiysk Autonomous Region). The results obtained have allowed the resolution of the key issue underpinning the first stage of this project: confirming the existence of live oil within …
Gazprom Neft Khantos: Completes First Shale Oil Hydraulic Fracturing
“Gazprom Neft-Khantos” completed the first two test wells drilled in the south licensed the Ob field to explore reserves Bazhenov horizon. Both directional wells conducted hydraulic fracturing (HF), a flow of hydrocarbons in the near future will be completed testing of two similar wells. “Gazprom Neft-Khantos” many years develops traditional …
RN-Nyaganneftegaz: 35 Years of Commercial Operations at the Krasnoleninsk Field
RN-Nyaganneftegaz, subsidiary of Rosneft, celebrates 35 years of commercial operation of the Krasnoleninsk field. During this period over 180 million tons of oil were produced, more than 120 million of them were produced on Talinskiy block of the Krasnoleninsk field. According to its features the produced oil refers to Urals …
Alexander Novak: Russia Could Seek New Partners if Western Majors Pull Out
Moscow will seek new partners in countries that have not imposed sanctions on it if Western oil and gas companies pull out of projects with Russia, RIA news agency quoted Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday. The sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis have targeted the …
LUKoil and Total Sign Unconventional Joint Venture
As part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2014, Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, and Christophe de Margerie, CEO and Chairman of Total Group’s Board of Directors, agreed on general conditions of participation in a joint project focused on the exploration and development of unconventional hydrocarbon reserves in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra …
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 …
Technology Roundtable: Unconventional Oil
Russia is starting to develop its unconventional reserves with pilot projects and longer term plans in place. How do you see the current state of the unconventional sector in Russia and how quickly do you think full scale unconventional development in the region will take place? Weatherford: It is difficult …
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 …