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Gazprom Subsidiary Consolidates Assets in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) Oil Company from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has begun a reorganization process. It will merge with the firm Salym-2 from Khanty-Mansiysk. “The company notifies about the reorganization in the form of a merger with Salym-2 LLC. Creditors’ claims may be submitted …

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Salym Petroleum Development Produced the 110 Millionth Ton of Oil

The cumulative production of Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) has reached 110 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons. The production activity of the enterprise began in 2003 with the development of the Zapadno-Salymskoye field in the Nefteyugansk region of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. Today, the company is exploring and developing six licensed areas …

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International Climate Experts Praise SPD Digital Project

The climate experts of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union recognized the Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) project as one of the best digital solutions in the field of decarbonization and environmental protection. The program for improving the energy efficiency of the key facilities of the Salym fields became …

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SPD: Sets a New Drilling Record

In November, a new performance level was achieved for “days per 1,000 meters drilled” indicator during construction of one of wells in the South Hub: 2.65 days / 1,000 m, while the target indicator for the current year is 3.85 days / 1,000 m. As a result, a horizontal well was drilled in …

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Michael Collins Appointed New SPD CEO

Michael Collins has been appointed a new Chief Executive Officer of Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD), a joint venture of Shell and Gazprom Neft. At this position Michael has succeeded Alexey Govzich who had led SPD in 2015-2018 and moved to Gazprom Neft as Executive Technology Director. Michael Collins, SPD …

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Salym Petroleum Development: ASP Flooding Demonstrates Technical Success

Within the enhanced oil recovery pilot project based on injection of the three-component mixture of alkali, surfactant, and polymer (ASP) Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) has produced 3,000 t of oil. This was the production target set by SPD at the start of project execution. Oil recovery factor of the pilot …

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SPD is Testing Pitless Drilling Technology

SPD tested application of pitless drilling model at the Salym group of oil fields. Technology like this makes it possible to reduce adverse environmental effect and optimize well pad construction costs through reducing their area and drilling waste volume. According to the pilot project results at Upper Salym, transition to …

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Russia Upstream Magazine

SPD: Horizontal Wells

Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) is a Joint venture formed by a 50/50 partnership between Shell and Gazprom Neft to extract oil from the Cherkashin Formation in Western Siberia via three oilfields. The company operates 4 drilling rigs, 1 mobile sidetrack rig, 17 worker hoists and 6 wireline units in a …

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SPD: Wins Yurga Black Gold Awards

On September 8 2017 the results of Yugra Black Gold Contest among oil and gas companies of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, coincided with Oilman Day celebration, were announced. Before the awarding ceremony SPD Chief Executive Officer Alexey Govzich attended the meeting of the government authorities and oil companies’ executives …

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Oil Gas Industry InterviewsRussia Upstream Magazine

The ROGTEC Interview: Alexey Govzich CEO, Salym Petroleum Development

Mr. Govzich, in 2015 Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) declared that it would stop the production decline rate on the fields it developed and would come into growth. Following up on last year’s results, this goal was achieved. What are the key reasons for this achievement?  Following up on the results …

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