
The Cabinet Of Ministers Approved The Powers Of The Ministry Of Natural Resources To Register Installations On The Shelf And In The Seas
The Ministry of Natural Resources is vested with the authority to adopt a procedure for submitting information about contractors creating, operating and using structures and installations on the continental shelf. The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted a draft resolution giving the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources the authority …

Norway Approves Investment In New Offshore Oil And Gas Project Bestla
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO today announced a final investment decision for the development of the Brasse field, located in the northern North Sea. In addition to DNO Norge AS (39.3%), the Brasse partnership includes OKEA ASA (39.3%) as operator, Lime Petroleum AS (17%) and M Vest Energy AS …

The Increase In New Reserves Of Samaraneftegaz Almost Doubled Hydrocarbon Production
Samaraneftegaz, one of the main production assets of Rosneft in the Volga region, at the end of 2023 ensured an increase in reserves in the amount of 18.5 million toe, which replenishes the enterprise’s hydrocarbon production by 168%. Increasing the efficiency of reserve replenishment and their consistent introduction into development …

Samotlorneftegaz Celebrates The 55th Anniversary Of The Start Of Industrial Development Of The Samotlor Field
Samotlorneftegaz (part of the oil and gas production complex of Rosneft) celebrates 55 years since the production of the first industrial oil from the Samotlor field – one of the largest in the world. In April 1969, industrial development of the oil giant began – just four years after its …

Rosneft Increases Production In Water-Oil fields
Specialists from RN-Yuganskneftegaz, the Company’s largest producing asset, drilled a well using the fishbone technology* in the water-oil section of a mature field. The oil production rate of the multilateral well was 500 tons per day, which is twice as much as compared to traditional technologies. The development of technological …

A New Way To Revive Wells Has Been Found
Tatneft drills sidetracks on a casing liner without conducting geophysical research. Today, many of Tatneft’s fields in Tatarstan are at a late stage of development. There are a number of problems associated with this. Among them are the aging of the operating stock, a high degree of depletion of reserves …

Lukoil May Increase Investments In Geological Exploration By 30% In 2024
According to the head of the company’s geological exploration department, Alexander Semyanov, investments could grow to 47 billion rubles compared to 36 billion rubles in 2023. Lukoil’s investments in geological exploration may grow by 30% this year – to 47 billion rubles, compared to 36 billion rubles in 2023, follows …

Study Core Samples, Visit The Arctic And Learn What Stratigraphy Is – Geology Days Start At The Rosneft Pavilion
Geology Days will be held in the Rosneft pavilion at VDNKh as part of the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia” from April 2 to 7. Visitors to the exhibition will be able not only to learn about geological exploration tools and techniques, but also to see unique footage from the …

RN-Uvatneftegaz Launched The Severo-Nemchinovskoye Field Into Commercial Production
The RN-Uvatneftegaz company (part of the oil production complex of Rosneft Oil Company) has launched commercial operation of the Severo-Nemchinovskoye field of the Uvat project. The flow rate of the first production well of the Severo-Nemchinovskoye field is more than 140 tons/day. During its construction, 10 hydraulic fracturing stages were …

American Westlawn Americas Offshore Begins Expansion Into Latin America
Houston-based Westlawn Americas Offshore, part of the Westlawn Group, is entering the Latin American oil and gas playground through a deal with Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta. Westlawn Americas Offshore has signed a sales agreement with Enauta to purchase a 20% interest in the BS-4 concession, which includes the …