NNK Continues Geological Exploration in the Komi Republic
The site is located in the region of the North Ural marginal trough, which is characterized by a complex geological structure. The area of exploration and prospecting is considered attractive in terms of the potential to expand the resource base and make new oil and gas discoveries. A complicating factor …
Surgutneftegaz Increased Oil Reserves in 2024
The increase in oil reserves at Surgutneftegaz in 2024 amounted to 56.3 million tonnes, and oil resources rose by 19.1 million tonnes, according to the company’s annual report draft. “As a result of comprehensive work on resource development, PJSC Surgutneftegaz achieved an increase in oil reserves of 56.3 million tonnes …
Rosneft Implements Artificial Intelligence in Core Analysis
Rosneft continues its digital transformation of the oil and gas industry, taking work with geological data to a qualitatively new level. Specialists at the company’s Tyumen research institute have developed and implemented a service based on large language models (LLM) to automate the analysis of lithological core descriptions. The digital …
Petroecuador Begins Drilling on Block 44 in Ecuador’s Orellana Province
Ecuador’s state company Petroecuador has started drilling at the Pucuna D-033 well on Block 44, with an estimated additional production volume of 2,500 barrels per day. The start of work in Orellana Province, Ecuador, marks the beginning of the 2025 drilling campaign, according to a press release from Petroecuador on …
BP Does Not Rule Out the Possibility of Developing Gas Reserves at the Karabakh Field
BP plc, in addition to oil production, plans to consider the possibility of developing the gas reserves of the Karabakh field in the future, said Colin Allan, Vice President for Finance in the Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey region, at the Baku Energy Forum. “Although at present we are predominantly focused …
ExxonMobil and SOCAR Sign Agreement for Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Azerbaijan
ExxonMobil and Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR have signed an agreement for the exploration and production of oil and gas onshore in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, BP is acquiring new offshore fields in the country. According to Reuters, oil production in Azerbaijan primarily relies on mature offshore oil fields in the Caspian …
Tatneft Prepares for CO2 Injection into the Reservoir
Tatneft has received a subsurface license for the Tukaevsky-1 site in Tatarstan for the construction and operation of underground facilities where the company plans to store carbon dioxide (CO2). The site covers the territories of the Nizhnekamsky, Tukaevsky, and Zainsky districts, according to Interfax. According to the State Register of …
Legendary Samotlor Field Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Rosneft celebrates the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Samotlor oil field, one of the largest in the world. Its history began on May 29, 1965, when the exploratory well R-1 produced its first oil at a flow rate of 300 cubic meters per day. Just four years later, …
Gazprom Subsidiary Consolidates Assets in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) Oil Company from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has begun a reorganization process. It will merge with the firm Salym-2 from Khanty-Mansiysk. “The company notifies about the reorganization in the form of a merger with Salym-2 LLC. Creditors’ claims may be submitted …
“Rosneft” Presented Innovative Technologies in Hydrocarbon Production
The Rosneft Research Institute in Ufa hosted a large-scale scientific and technical conference titled “Innovative Technologies in Hydrocarbon Production” as part of the Russian Oil and Gas Chemical Forum. The conference brought together over 700 experts from leading oil industry companies representing 40 cities across Russia. More than 200 presentations …