International Experience of Shale Oil Production: Implications for the Bazhenov Formation and Russian Equipment Manufacturers
1. Shale Oil in Russia and the Bazhenov Formation In Russia, the main volume of shale oil (LTO*) resources is located in the Bazhenov, Domanik, and Khadum formations, of which the first is the most promising. The Bazhenov formation is a group of mature source rocks found over an area …
Platts: Sanctions Not Affecting Russia As Deeply As Planned – Drilling Volumes Up Significantly
International sanctions against Russia introduced in 2014 turned out not to be the bogeyman they first seemed to be, and could in fact have played a key role in helping the Russian oil sector to not only handle the sharp price drop over the last year and a half, but …