Gazprom Geologorazvedka: Population of Sakhalin Region Approves Offshore Seismic Surveys in Sea of Okhotsk
Public hearings took place today in Nogliki settlement (Sakhalin Region). They were dedicated to 3D seismic exploration within the Kirinsky prospect (offshore the Sea of Okhotsk), including environmental impact assessment studies. Gazprom Geologorazvedka is the project customer. The hearings resulted in public approval of its implementation. The objective of exploration …
Rosneft Produced One Millionth Ton of Oil at the Northern Tip of Chayvo Field
On May 25, Rosneft produced one millionth ton of crude oil at the Northern Tip of Chayvo field on the shelf of the Sakhalin Island. This milestone was reached just eight months after drilling of the first well at the field was completed in September 2014 from the onshore site. …
Sakhalin-1 Sets Another Extended Reach Drilling Record at Chayvo
Rosneft as part of Sakhalin-1 Consortium has successfully completed drilling of the world’s longest well at the Chayvo field. O-14 production well was drilled with Orlan drilling platform in direction of the field’s south-eastern point. The well has the world-record measured depth of 13,500 meters and a horizontal reach of …
ExxonMobil Files Tax Complaint Over Sakhalin 1
U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil has lodged a claim against Russia at the Stockholm arbitrage court as part of a tax dispute over its project in Russia’s far east, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Energy Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry did not provide any details of the lawsuit. Exxon …
Tenaris: Sakhalin Island’s ERD Wells Adopt Blue Connections
The high reliability of TenarisHydril Blue® connections proves instrumental in the installation of challenging horizontal casing strings in the Russian Far East. Reaching under the Sea of Okhotsk Located around 7 km off the coast of Russia’s Sakhalin Island under the freezing waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, the field …
Rosneft Started Production at the Sakhalin-1 Arkutun-Dagi Field
The participant companies of the Sakhalin-1 consortium are pleased to note that all the works for the start of the commercial oil production at the Arkutun-Dagi field were conducted in strict compliance with the approved schedule, determined technological specifications and subject to all the industrial and ecological safety legislations. Berkut …
Rosneft Ships First Oil From the Northern Tip of the Chayvo Field
Rosneft commenced shipment of crude oil extracted at the Northern Tip of Chayvo license off the coast of Sakhalin, with the first tanker carrying Sokol-grade crude leaving port on November 21. The tanker was loaded at the Sokol single-point oil terminal located 5.7 km east of DeKastri Terminal, Khabarovsk Krai. …
LQT Industries: Provides Subarctic Aluminum Accommodations Facility For Sakhalin
LQT Industries, LLC, a full-service provider of high quality accommodation facilities, electrical buildings, design-build construction services, and support services to the oil and gas industry, has built and commissioned a subarctic aluminum accommodations facility to be used by a global energy company on a drilling platform off the coast of …
Polarcus: To Partner with DMNG on Sakhalin 3D Seismic Acquisition
Polarcus Limited is pleased to announce that JSC Dalmorneftegeophysica (“DMNG”), which has a joint cooperation agreement with Polarcus, has entered into a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition services for a major energy company offshore Sakhalin. The program, requiring two Polarcus A-Class vessels, will commence in Q2 2015 and is …
Rosneft Starts Production on the Northern Tip of Chayvo
Rosneft starts production on the Northern Tip of Chayvo field on the Sakhalin Island. President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin led the ceremony in a video link from Gorno-Altaysk. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and head of Rosneft Igor Sechin were present on the Sakhalin Island. A new industry record …