Rosneft and ExxonMobil’s Karmorneftegaz Start Drilling With West Alpha in the Kara Sea
Rosneft and ExxonMobil joint venture company Karmorneftegaz began drilling of Universitetskaya-1, the Russian Federation’s northernmost well using the Karmorneftegaz rig. The start of the drilling was launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a teleconference with head of Rosneft Igor Sechin and head of ExxonMobil Russia Glenn Waller who were both …
VNIIGAZ Offshore Hazards: Assessing the Impact of Icebergs on Offshore Production Platforms
Dmitry A. Onishchenko (Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC) Part 2 Introduction Resolving the challenge of developing Russia’s offshore oil and gas resources, those on Arctic shelf being first and foremost, requires much scientific research, both theoretical and practical. One of the main challenges is attempting to calculate the ice loads that can …