Amphibious All-terrain Vehicles Added to Gazprom Neft’s Arctic Transport Fleet
Gazprom Neft Shelf has expanded its transport fleet with all-season Sherp all-terrain vehicles. The new amphibians are based in the rotational village of Varandey and are intended for rescue services on the coast of the Barents Sea and nearby islands. The use of Sherp all-terrain vehicles amphibious will provide increased mobility to …
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 …
Gazprom Neft Shelf: Prilazlomnoye Field Development
Gazprom Neft has added a new chapter to the history of Russian Arctic exploitation by developing the Prilazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea. The past, present and future of the project are discussed in this piece. Upshot of Decision Today the Prilazlomnoye field development project, on the shelf of the Pechora Sea, …
Gazprom Neft Shelf: Prirazlomnoye Re-Injection Well Brought in to Operation
Consistent with scheduled development at the Prirazlomnoye field, a re-injection well has been brought into operation on the Prirazlomnaya ice-resistant offshore platform, following drilling operations by Russia’s Gazprom Burenie. The well will help streamline the use of resources at the field by improving the rate of oil recovery. The well …
Almost Three Million Barrels Of Arctic Oil Delivered From the Prirazlomnoye Field
The Kirill Lavrov tanker has delivered a new batch of ARCO arctic oil to Europe in its sixth shipment of oil. More than 2.9 million barrels of oil have been extracted from the Prirazlomnoye oil field since production began. The Kirill Lavrov and Mikhail Ulyanov Arc6 class double-hulled icebreaking oil …
Gazprom Neft: Production Volumes Replaced Five Fold
As at 31 December 2014 Gazprom Neft’s total proved and probable (2P) hydrocarbon reserves (including the Company’s share in joint ventures*) by international SPE-PRMS** standards amounted to 2.55 billion tonnes of oil equivalent. This represents an 11.5% or 263 million tonnes increase over 2013’s figures. Gazprom Neft’s production volumes in …
Offshore Marintec Russia Hosts Top Players of the Global Energy and Shipbuilding Market
October 7-10 Pavilion 1 of ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre in St. Petersburg will host the International Specialised Offshore Exhibition and Conference Offshore Marintec Russia dedicated to the Arctic continental shelf infrastructure development. The trade show is organised under authority of the Government of the Russian Federation. Offshore Marintec Russia …
Gazprom Neft Shelf Published The Summary Plan On Prevention Of Spill Incidents And Oil Spill Response
“Gazprom Neft Shelf” LLC has published on its site the Summary Plan on prevention of spill incidents and oil spill response in the operating responsibility zone of Offshore Ice-Resistant Fixed Platform (OIRFP). The document reflects basic provisions of prompt response system and of interaction mechanism between the operator company, outside …