NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegas: Wins Nyakhartinskiy License Auction
OAO NOVATEK announced today that its subsidiary OOO NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegas won an auction for the exploration and production license for the Nyakhartinskiy license area. The license duration is 27 years and the payment for the license was set at RR 1,057 million. The Nyakhartinskiy license aria is located in the Yamal-Nenets …
Novatek: Yarudeyskoye Reaches Full Capacity
OAO NOVATEK announced today that the Yarudeyskoye oil field has reached its planned production capacity of 9,700 tons of crude oil per day, which is equivalent to approximately 3.5 million tons per annum. Twenty-four production wells are currently in operation at the field with average flow rate exceeding 400 tons …
Yamal LNG: 9.9% Stake Sold to China's Silk Road Fund for 730m Euros
OAO NOVATEK announced today the signing of binding definitive agreements as part of a transaction for selling an equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”). In particular, the parties signed a share purchase and sale agreement in relation to a 9.9% equity stake in …
Yamal LNG: 9.9% Stake Sold to China’s Silk Road Fund for 730m Euros
OAO NOVATEK announced today the signing of binding definitive agreements as part of a transaction for selling an equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”). In particular, the parties signed a share purchase and sale agreement in relation to a 9.9% equity stake in …
Novatek: Launches Production at the Yarudeyskoye Field
OAO NOVATEK announced the start of commercial production at the major Yarudeyskoye oil field, which is expected to rapidly reach its planned daily production level equivalent to approximately 3.5 million tons of crude oil on an annualized basis. Thirty-six (36) production wells have been drilled and the field’s infrastructure includes …
NOVATEK and the Silk Road Fund Conclude Framework Agreement on Acquisition of Stake in Yamal LNG
Today, in the presence of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK”) and China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”) concluded a framework agreement on the acquisition by SRF of a 9.9% equity stake in the Yamal LNG project …
NOVATEK Elects New Board of Directors
OAO NOVATEK announced today that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) approved the election of new members to the Board of Directors. The following members were elected to the Board of Directors: Andrei I. Akimov: Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank (Open Joint Stock Company); Burckhard Bergmann: Board …
Arcticgas Launches the Yaro-Yakhinskoye Field
OAO NOVATEK announced today that Arcticgas (a joint venture between NOVATEK and Gazprom Neft) launched the Yaro-Yakhinskoye field, which is the third field launched into commercial production by this joint venture. Thirty-seven (37) gas condensate wells have been drilled and the field’s infrastructure also includes a gas gathering network, a …
Novatek: Changes Board Composition
OAO NOVATEK announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) yesterday decided to increase the number of members of the Management Board from eight to nine, terminate the membership of Mikhail Popov and appoint Sergey Protosenya and Lev Feodosyev as new members of the Management Board. The new composition of …
SeverEnergia: Launches Third Stage of the Samburgskoye Field
OAO NOVATEK announced the launch of the third stage of the Samburgskoye gas condensate field developed by SeverEnergia, a joint venture between OAO NOVATEK and OAO GazpromNeft. The launch of the third stage, which exceeds two (2) bcm of natural gas per annum, will enable the field to achieve peak production capacity …