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| 28.08.2008 |
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LUKOIL, CONOCOPHILLIPS’ YUZHNO KHYLCHUYU FIELD PRODUCTION BEGINS
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Today,
OAO LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov and ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Jim
Mulva participated in a special ceremony on the occasion of the startup of the
Yuzhno Khylchuyu (YK) field located in the Nenets Autonomous
District.
One of the
biggest fields in the north of the Timan Pechora oil and gas province, this
field is developed by OOO Naryanmarneftegaz, a LUKOIL and ConocoPhillips Joint
Venture (70% and 30%, respectively).
The field
was discovered in 1981. Oil quality there surpasses the Russian Urals export
blend quality: its density is 35.5 API
(Urals, 32.0 API), and sulfur content is 0.71% (Urals,
1.3%).
The
first stage comprises 32 development wells, an oil treatment unit, an oil
desulfurization unit, a tank farm with the total volume of
40,000
m3, a power
supply complex with the rated capacity of 125 MW, and other
units.
Startup of
the second stage of the YK field is scheduled for December 2008, at which time
an additional 32 wells will be put into operation and a high-pressure compressor
station and sulfur disposal and storage facilities will be
completed.
The
design oil production level in the field is expected to reach 7.5 million tons a
year (more than 150,000 bbl/d) in 2009.
Oil
produced at the field is transported by a 158-km-long oil pipeline
(530 mm
in diameter) to the Varandey Oil Export
Terminal located on the Barents Sea coast, with the capacity of 12 mln tons
per year, from where it is delivered, also through a floating storage facility
in Kola Bay, by 70,000 ton deadweight tankers, for eventual sale to European and
North American markets.
"Commercial
production at YK and the link to the new Varandey transportation corridor
will intensify the development of resources in the Timan-Pechora Oil and
Gas Bearing Province, which will certainly contribute to increased
oil production in Russia. The development of the YK
field is a graphic example of the mutually rewarding cooperation between LUKOIL
and its strategic partner, ConocoPhillips," said
Alekperov.
"The
launching of the YK field is a major accomplishment. In less than three years
since forming Naryanmarneftegaz with LUKOIL, we have built both producing
facilities and a transportation infrastructure. We appreciate our good
relationship with LUKOIL and are proud that we work
together so well," said Mulva.
LUKOIL
is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated oil & gas companies.
Main activities of the Company are exploration and production of oil & gas,
production of petroleum products and petrochemicals, and marketing of these
outputs. Most of the Company's exploration and production activity is located in
Russia, and its main resource
base is in Western Siberia. LUKOIL owns modern
refineries, gas processing and petrochemical plants located in
Russia, Eastern Europe and near-abroad countries. Most of the
Company's production is sold on the international market. LUKOIL petroleum
products are sold in Russia,
Eastern and Western Europe, near-abroad countries and the USA. For more
information, go to www.lukoil.com.
ConocoPhillips
is an integrated energy company with interests around the world. Headquartered
in Houston, Texas, the company had approximately 33,100
employees and $190 billion of assets as of June 30, 2008. For more information,
go to www.conocophillips.com.
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