Yuri Masalkin

The work of Russian geological exploration has not stopped – everyone has learned to ensure the continuity of processes, said Masalkin, director of geological exploration of the company The domestic geological exploration industry is supported by the state, and is itself looking for new technologies and tools to work effectively …

Yuri Masalkin spoke about trends in the industry and priorities for Gazprom Neft Geological exploration is a basic element of the work of any mining company. Without the resource component, the business planning horizon of an oil company is critically narrowed. But geological exploration is also the highest-risk stage; the …

Gazprom Neft discovered a new field in the Tashlinsky District of the Orenburg Region: while drilling a prospecting and appraisal well in the Solnechny licensed area, the company received a free flow of oil with a flow rate of over 490 m3 per day. According to geologists, after completion of …

In 2020, the total reserves of Gazprom Neft (taking into account the share in joint ventures) of the proved and probable categories increased to 3.9 billion toe. The provision of the company’s production with hydrocarbons has reached 22 years. Proved reserves (proved, 1P) of Gazprom Neft hydrocarbons according to international PRMS …

Gazprom Neft has won the license to the Pervormaisky block, and is also expanding the boundaries of fields it is already developing in the Orenburg Oblast. Gazprom Neft continues its development of a promising exploration cluster in the south—west of the Orenburg Oblast, with the company due to secure the license to the Pervomaisky block before the end of the year. Covering an area …