Oil & Gas Operators

Gazpromneft-Vostok: Drills Exploratory Well at the Achinsk, Tight, Hard to Recover, Field

The first exploratory well has been drilled at the Achinsk field (Tomsk Oblast, under development by Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Vostok), part of a federal project to establish a regional testing ground to identify effective technologies for the development of hard-to-recover (“tight”) reserves. Operations, financed by Gazprom Neft, are also aimed at conducting a study of the unconventional hydrocarbon reserves of the Bazhenov formation. …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Gazprom: Developing Our Resource Base

Gazprom’s Geological Exploration Program will not be considerably adjusted. Despite a not too favorable international economic situation, sector-specific sanctions of the USA and Europe against Russia as well as a difficult financial environment in our country, Gazprom keeps enhancing its mineral resource base as well as getting ready for development …

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The ROGTEC Interview: Martin Rylance, BP Engineering Manager, Fracturing & Stimulation, and Global Senior Advisor

Your title would suggest an active role in all play types as well as BP´s exploration activities. Please describe your role in the company and your goals. My role can be summarised as ensuring that all of BP’s pumping operations, fracturing, stimulation, chemical, intervention e.t.c. are coordinated within one team …

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