Gazprom Geologorazvedka completes delivery of equipment for exploratory well construction
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Gazprom Geologorazvedka completed a set of preparatory works for the construction of exploratory and prospecting wells in Western and Eastern Siberia in 2017.
The machinery, equipment, materials, diesel fuel and soil for pad work were delivered to the Tambey group of fields and the Kruzenshternsky licensed area in the Yamal Peninsula, the Tas-Yuryakhskoye field in Yakutia, the Khandinskaya area in the Irkutsk Region, as well as the Ilbokichskaya and Yudokonskaya areas in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
The aggregate amount of cargoes delivered in the winter period exceeded 48,000 tons. Overall, 290 units of motor vehicles and special-purpose machinery were engaged for the project implementation purposes.
Specifically, more than 28,000 tons of cargoes were transported to the fields in Western Siberia, including around 9.5 tons during the water navigation period from the port of Arkhangelsk to the port of Sabetta in Yamal. Over 380 kilometers of winter roads were built and restored to enable the cargo traffic.
Upward of 20,000 tons of materials and equipment were delivered to the fields in Eastern Siberia, with 280 kilometers of winter roads built for that purpose.
“The activities related to delivering equipment to field sites start in autumn and end in mid-spring, as it is the only time when transportation of cargoes by specially built winter roads is possible. During this season, the specialists make every effort to find the best logistics schemes, build winter roads and deliver materials and equipment for the construction of wells despite the harsh climate of the taiga and tundra,” said Alexey Davydov, Director General of Gazprom Geologorazvedka.
Background
Gazprom Geologorazvedka is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom engaged in the whole range of exploration activities aimed at prospecting for new onshore and offshore hydrocarbon fields and deposits in the Russian Federation, as well as follow-up exploration and pre-development of reserves in the existing fields. The company’s key objective is to replenish the resource base of the Gazprom Group.
Gazprom Geologorazvedka operates in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk Region, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), central Russia, and offshore in the Kara and Barents Seas and the Sea of Okhotsk.
As part of the general social responsibility strategy pursued by Gazprom, the company contributes to socio-economic development in its areas of operation.
Gazprom Geologorazvedka adopted the ISO 14001:2004 environmental management system. Industrial environmental control and environmental protection measures are conducted at all of its facilities.
The company employs about 700 people. It is headquartered in Tyumen.