俄罗斯最北部油田投产

Russia’s northernmost active oil field has entered commercial production. The Vostochno-Messoyakhsky licensed block is located in the Gydan Peninsula (Taz District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area). The nearest population center – the Tazovsky village – is 150 km away from the field. The project was executed despite the lack of industrial and transport infrastructure: in 2015–2016, some 400,000 tons of cargo was delivered to the field via water transport and winter roads.

Thanks to the use of state-of-the-art technical and engineering solutions, the pre-development of Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye took less than three years. Today, the project includes 50 oil development wells and a 98-km oil supply pipeline connecting the field to the Arctic Circle – Purpe oil trunkline. The pipeline is heat-insulated against low Arctic temperatures. High-viscosity oil from Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye is heated at the central oil collection facility prior to transportation. Two power plants with a total capacity of over 90 MW were built at the field and the oil delivery and acceptance point to fully satisfy the facilities’ power needs. Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye is expected to reach peak production in 2020 with 5.6 MMt of oil.