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Arctech Receives an Order of Three Icebreaking Stand-by Vessels from Sovcomflot

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard signed a contract for building of three icebreaking stand-by vessels for Russia´s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. Vessels will be built for the North East Sakhalin Offshore region oil and gas field where they will serve the operator of Sakhalin-2, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (SEIC). The contract …

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Sakhalin’s Birthday: 125 Years Young

An important date for Sakhalin oil: 125 years ago exactly at the territory of present-day Okhinsky district geologic exploration was performed for the first time in Sakhalin oil and gas industry. Since that moment starts a rich history of Sakhalin hydrocarbons production. Business people knew about the presence of the …

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Gazprom Neft: GSP Saturn Delivered to The Dolginskoye Field

The GSP Saturn drilling platform has been delivered for test drilling at the Dolginskoye field. The jackup rig was contracted by Gazprom Neft’s subsidiary, Gazpromneft Sakhalin, which operates the Dolginskoye field on the continental shelf in the Pechora Sea. An exploration well will be drilled from the platform during the …

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Sakhalin Oil and Gas 2014 Conference: Register Now and Save €300

Sakhalin Oil & Gas 2014 is the only high-level international conference devoted to the oil & gas industry of the Russian Far East. It provides unique project updates and high-level strategic discussion with top government officials, IOCs and NOCs. 18th Annual Sakhalin Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 22 …

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Igor Sechin Completes Working Visit to Sakhalin

Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin met with the Governor of Sakhalin region Alexander Khoroshavin, and visited the drilling rig Yastreb at the Chaivo field in the north of Sakhalin. During his working trip, Igor Sechin discussed with the region governor issues raised the previous day at …

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Gazprom and Shell Sign Roadmap for a Third Train for the Sakhalin II Project

Sochi hosted today the signing of a memorandum-roadmap between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell. The document envisages the preparation of FEED documentation for the third LNG production train within the Sakhalin II project. “The global LNG market is booming – primarily in Asian countries. Novel LNG …

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Gazprom to Launch Commercial Gas Production from the Kirinskoye Field in 2014

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Alexander Khoroshavin, Governor of the Sakhalin Region. The meeting noted a significant amount of Gazprom’s investments in the Sakhalin Region –the Company’s capital investment in the Region exceeded RUB 250 billion over …

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Gazprom: 2013 Milestones

The year 2013 has become a crucial stage for the development of Gazprom and the reinforcement of the Company’s leading positions in the Russian and global energy markets. The Company launched two offshore projects. In October the first gas was extracted from the Kirinskoye field where Russia’s first subsea production facility is installed. Two months afterwards Gazprom …

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Sea Trucks Awarded Exxon Neftegaz Sakhalin Accommodation Vessel Contract

Sea Trucks Group  is pleased to announce the award of a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, a leading global offshore services company, for the provision of an accommodation vessel for the Arkutun-Dagi Project operated by Exxon Neftegas Limited in Sakhalin, Russia. Sea Truck’s Jascon 25 vessel will be …

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Russia’s First Subsea Production facility Successfully Tested in Kirinskoye Field within Sakhalin III Project

Today the Onshore Processing Facility (OPF) of the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field in the Sakhalin Region hosted an official ceremony dedicated to the first gas production and its transmission system testing. Taking part in the ceremony were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential …

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