PDVSA and Gazprom Discuss Cooperation in Venezuela
Venezuelan PDVSA and Gazprom are discussing cooperation in new gas projects in the republic, the issue will be resolved in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Pinto said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “The Gazprom company has already been in Venezuela, already working on projects that were in …
Russia and Venezuela Want to Restore Daily Oil Production Levels
Russia and Venezuela want to restore the previous level of oil production per day, Foreign Minister of the Republic Ivan Gil Pinto said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “Joint oil production in Venezuela in recent years has reached 120-150 thousand barrels per day. Of course, the sanctions regime has …
The General Director of Vostsibneftegaz has Changed
Anton Kalashnikov has been appointed the new general director of East Siberian Oil and Gas Company JSC (Vostsibneftegaz, part of Rosneft Oil Company), according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. Kalashnikov took office on November 16. Before his appointment to the post of manager, Kalashnikov also worked at …
Russia will Help North Korea in Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources has agreed on joint geological exploration at offshore hydrocarbon sites in North Korea and is discussing exploration for gold, iron and rare earth metals. The head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, Alexander Kozlov, took part in the intergovernmental commission …
A New Natural Source of Methane has been Studied
A senior researcher at the Faculty of Soil Science at Moscow State University took part in a study of methane flows from the floodplains of rivers in Western Siberia. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. The processes of formation and movement of methane in soil …
An Ozonizer will Help Purify Wastewater in Oil Fields
It automatically stimulates bioprocesses in sewer systems. Scientists from the Tomsk University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, together with the Tomskneft company, have developed a unique technology for dynamic ozone stimulation of biological processes. The Devon News Agency learned about this from a message from the university. Next year it …
For the First Time, a Laser was Used to Burn out Oil Spills on Water
The Rosatom installation allows eliminating oil pollution at low temperatures. Rosatom specialists tested a mobile laser complex for removing oil spills on the surface of water. The experiment was carried out in the Sea of Okhotsk off the coast of Sakhalin. Laser technology developed by TRINITY Institute specialists was used …
The Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Spoke About Support for the Vostok Oil Project
The Krasnoyarsk Territory is not yet planning new support measures for the Rosneft Vostok Oil project, all benefits have already been introduced, the project is going according to plan, said the regional governor Mikhail Kotyukov. “Today our project has already been structured… Therefore, all the necessary support measures, federal, regional, …
Rosneft Spoke About Plans for the Development of Vostok Oil Fields
Rosneft plans to drill 12 thousand production wells at new fields of the Vostok Oil project until 2038, and will use domestic drilling rigs for this, said Andrey Polyakov, vice president and chief geologist of the company. “A program of pilot work on new fields in Taimyr was launched in …
57 Years Ago the Orenburg Oil and Gas Condensate Field was Discovered
November 6 marked the 57th anniversary of the discovery of the unique Orenburg oil and gas condensate field (OGCF). The field’s reserves amounted to almost 2 trillion cubic meters of gas. In Europe it was the largest. It contains many valuable components, including ethane and helium. In 1968, the creation …