The
biggest oil field in the Yamal Peninsula will be ready for production in 2015.
Most of the oil will be shipped out along the Northern Sea Route.
By
February 13, 2013
The
Novoportovskoye field holds 220 million tons of extractable oil and 260 billion
cubic meters of gas and is under development by the Gazprom Neft company. The
nearby terminal at Cape Kamenny in the Ob Bay is to be ready already in 2014,
while field production launch is scheduled for 2015.
When ready, the
Novoportovskoye field will result in a major increase in the level of oil
shipments in Russian Arctic waters. All the oil is to be shipped out along the
Northern Sea Route with the help of icebreakers. In addition, a new gas
pipeline is to connect the field with Gazprom's pipe infrastructure in the
region.
The field is
located about 30 km inland from the Ob Bay, near the town of Novy Port. A
public hearing on the project is currently underway in the town, Biztass.ru reports.
Gazprom Neft will
in 2013 drill another three wells at the field. In 2012, a total of five wells
were drilled, Oilru.com reports.
As previously
reported, Gazprom Neft’s planned terminal at Cape Kammeny is located about 400 km south of the Sabetta
Port, the site where Novatek is planning its Yamal LNG plant together with French energy major Total. A test sailing
mission with the nuclear-powered icebreaker “Vaigach” in late 2011 showed that
the site can be used for the purpose. The Ob waters are in winter covered by
ice with a thickness of up to two meters and the ice-free season lasts only
about three months.
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