Vadim Yakovlev

Unmanned trucks have undergone successful testing at the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field in the Gydan Peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YNAO). This joint Gazprom Neft—Kamaz project has been implemented under the challenging natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic, with the support of the Government of the YNAO. The main objective of these tests is to confirm the potential effectiveness …

Gazprom Neft and Mubadala Petroleum have entered into a Memorandum of Cooperation on technological collaboration. Gazprom Neft and Mubadala Petroleum have agreed to work together in developing new technologies — key areas in this collaboration being the development of innovative solutions in oil production, and digitalisation of production processes. The parties will also investigate opportunities for technological cooperation in other areas. …

Gazprom Neft has begun active development of an oil-rim deposit at the Chayandinskoye oil and gas condensate field. Commercial inflow at the first production well is more than 150 tonnes of oil per day. The company plans to produce up to three million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe) per year, going forward. Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye has begun shipping commercial …

Gazprom Neft and Repsol have established a joint venture to undertake geological exploration in the Karabashsky zone of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. The partners have jointly acquired a 100-percent interest in ASB Geo LLC, which holds the exploration license for the Karabashsky 10 block in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, the company is to be managed on a partnership basis. The …

Gazprom Neft has completed auditing of the company’s hydrocarbon reserves as at 2017. As at 31 December 2017 the company’s total proved and probable hydrocarbon reserves (proved + probable — 2P based on SPE-PRMS international standards,* including proportional shares in production at joint enterprises**) totalled 2.78 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) — a year-on-year increase of 2.3 percent. Production volumes in 2017, at 89.75 mtoe, were compensated by reserves replacement in the …

Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz has brought its Otdelnoye field located in the northern part of the Surgut District of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, 70 kilometres from Novosibirsk into commercial production. Two production wells are currently in operation at the field, with total production running at 170 tonnes per day. Extensive …

Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has completed the drilling and testing of its first production well at the Zapadno-Chatylkinskoye field. The total length of the constructed well is 4.14 kilometres, including a horizontal section of 730 metres. The Zapadno-Chatylkinskoye field forms part of a remote group of deposits, bringing …

Vadim Yakovlev, the First Deputy General Director of “Gazprom Neft” and Lance Marklinger, President of Global Sales for Weatherford International plc, signed a technology cooperation agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The agreement is valid for five years and is intended to further develop current business relationships and …

Following the signing of a cooperation agreement in June 2016, Gazprom Neft and IBM have now begun implementing computer-assisted cognition (self-taught programmes) in the analysis and interpretation of well-logging data. This joint initiative in the development of innovative new software in data processing is part of Gazprom Neft’s ongoing “Technology Strategy”*. These new methodologies will allow the identification and development …

Gazprom Neft has undertaken multi-stage fracking in the eastern part of the Orenburg oil and gas condensate field (under development by Gazprom Neft Orenburg) using multi-stage fracking* combined with the use of a special component known as viscoelastic diverting acid — the first company in Russia’s oil and gas industry …