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Verkhnechonskoye: Scale Management and Inhibition

You could say that the first major day of oil production in Eastern Siberia was the first batch of oil produced from the Verkhnechonskoye Oil and Gas Condensate Field (VCNG), which is located in the north of the Irkutsk Oblast. But as the VCNG development progressed, processes limiting the oil …

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Samaraneftegas: Hydrogel Based Mud in Direction and Horizontal Wells

The deposits of the Volga-Ural basin and, in particular, the Samara Region are mainly represented by anhydrites, greenish-gray and brown siltstone, and marl. The interlaying shale deposits become unstable and disintegrate when exposed to the drilling mud. Intense disintegration gives rise to a number of drilling problems. When drilling directional …

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RN-Nyaganneftegaz: Well Intervention Candidate Selection at the Krasnoleninskoe Field

One of the major tasks of the oil and gas field development is to maximize the oil recovery factor (ORF) at minimal cost. The solutions adopted in the field development design need to be optimized, taking into account the actual reservoir performance. Well intervention is a prime tool to improve …

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Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye: Start Commercial Production

A ceremonial event marking the launch of the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field took place today. The event was attended by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, and Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Gazprom Neft Management Board. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the command via a video call to start offloading oil …

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Rosneft and BP Russia: Sign Collaborative Agreement with Schlumberger on Seismic Research and Development

Rosneft, BP and Schlumberger today announced agreements for collaboration on seismic research and development. The agreements were signed at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, by Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and President of BP Russia David Campbell. Schlumberger was represented by President for Russia and Central Asia Gokhan …

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Yermak Neftegaz: Formed By BP and Rosneft to Explore the Yenisey-Khatanga Basins

Rosneft and BP have today signed final binding agreements to create a new joint venture, Yermak Neftegaz LLC, to conduct exploration in the West Siberian and Yenisey-Khatanga basins in the Russian Federation. The document was signed at the XX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) by Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin …

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Rosneft: Financial results for Q1 2016

Generating FCF at RUB 80 bln, high operating cash flow at RUB 234 bln, with average Urals price at 32 USD/bbl Increase in EBITDA margin up to 26% in conditions of crude oil price decline Decrease in lifting costs per unit by 1.3% to 155 RUB/boe with CPI exceeding 7% …

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Rosneft Oil Company has Successfully Closed the Transaction of Selling 15% Shares in Vankorneft JSC to ONGC Videsh Limited

Rosneft Oill Company and ONGC Videsh Limited have closed the transaction of selling 15% shares in Vankorneft JSC to an Indian company. This transaction shows that the project portfolio of Rosneft Oil Company can be re-evaluated more than twice. Base price of the transaction is USD 1.27 billion (about 83 …

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Rosneft Delegation Participated in the Work of Russian-Chinese Commission for Energy Cooperation

Rosneft delegation participated in the thirteen session of the inter government Russian-Chinese commission for energy cooperation. Rosneft is the leader in the Moscow-Beijing energy dialog, Company projects with Chinese partners are the key elements of the economic cooperation between the two countries. Actual joint cooperation aspects were discussed at the …

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Rosneft Delegation Participated in the Work of Russian-Chinese Commission for Energy Co-operation

Rosneft delegation participated in the thirteen session of the inter government Russian-Chinese commission for energy cooperation. Rosneft is the leader in the Moscow-Beijing energy dialog, Company projects with Chinese partners are the key elements of the economic cooperation between the two countries. Actual joint cooperation aspects were discussed at the …

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