
Iran – Craving Advanced Technology
Vadim Kravets In late October 2015, US President Barack Obama ordered the Government to prepare documents that would begin the process of removing the sanctions against Iran. The Iranian nuclear program will now be free from restrictions, yet the sanctions against cruise missile development will remain in force. The European …

RPI: Drilling Quality, Not Quantity
In the Russian Federation 2014 became very significant in respect of qualitative change in the situation in the local drilling market. Firstly, the forecasts, only recently predicting fast growth of the open drilling market, did not come true. On the contrary, starting from spring of 2014 Rosneft built up its …

Kazakhstan Oil & Gas. 2014 Results and 2015 Industry Development Outlook
Introduction Among the FSU (former Soviet Union) countries, Kazakhstan has the second largest liquid hydrocarbon fields after Russia. According to the Republic of Kazakhstan State Commission for Mineral Reserves, the recoverable oil reserves in the country are estimated at 4.1 billion tonnes (30 billion barrels) including onshore fields (more than …

RPI: Offshore Field Development in Russia: Are the Sanctions an Opportunity for Russian Companies to Fill the Void?
Vadim Kravets In mid-February 2015, the third round of EU sanctions targted a number of Russian officials and nine new companies were introduced. Previously, in late summer and early autumn 2014, the U.S., EU, Japan and Canada introduced, in two rounds, sanctions againstw certain individuals and sectors of Russia’s economy …

Russian Drilling Market: A Paradigm Shift
In all likelihood, the year 2014 will go down on record as a turning point for the Russian drilling market. New trends have been seen on this market for the first time in several years, i.e. a decline in the scope of total drilling instead of growth that was recorded …

ROGTEC on the Road!
The ROGTEC Magazine team were all over the region this autumn, exhibiting/distributing the latest issue at the leading events such as SPE Moscow, Sakhalin O&G, SPE Caspian, NGK, RPI and we were proud to be the only mainstream Russian magazine to have attend the KIOGE event in Almaty with a …
Investment Rises in Attractive Kazakhstan Upstream Market
RPI, a leading provider of research on the energy sector of Russia, the Caspian region, Central and Eastern Europe, would like to bring to your attention “Kazakhstan’s Oilfield Service Market: Rise in Investment Attractiveness Amid New Realities” research study. Despite the geopolitical tensions and Western sanctions against Russia, Kazakhstan continues …
RPI Report: Future of Russian O&G Engineering Services Market: Outlook to 2025!
RPI, a leading provider of research on the energy sector of Russia, the Caspian region, Central and Eastern Europe, would like to bring to your attention “Future of Russian O&G Engineering Services Market: Outlook to 2025” research study. A decline in hydrocarbon production in Russia’s conventional oil and gas regions causes the need …

Outlook for Offshore Exploration in Russia up to 2025
Irina Chmeleva In recent months, the discussions about the impact of foreign companies and technology on Russian oil production have intensified at all levels. State officials, ranging from the President to various Ministers, have highlighted the need to boost domestic production of equipment in order to substitute imports. Given that …
RPI Report: Scenarios for Development of Russian Oil and Gas Production in the Mid-Term Amid New Economic and Geopolitical Realities
RPI, a leading provider of research on the energy sector of Russia, the Caspian region, Central and Eastern Europe, would like to bring to your attention Scenarios for Development of Russian Oil and Gas Production in the Mid-Term Amid New Economic and Geopolitical Realities research study. Economic and geopolitical risks continue to exert …