Prospects of developing the Shtokman and Prirazlomnoe Fields in the Barents Sea

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Hydrotechnical Construction

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01545926· OSTI ID:135938

Dubin, I B

Russia, having the world`s largest oil and gas resources on the shelf, exceeding 60 billion tons of hydrocarbons, has hardly begun to develop them. Such a situation developed because more than 95% of the oil and gas resources of the shelf of the Russian Federation are concentrated in arctic and Far Eastern seas with harsh natural and climatic conditions and require large and long-term capital investments. Nine oil and gas fields have been discovered on the shelf of arctic seas, including three unique ones: the Shtokman gas-condensate field in the Barents Sea with gas reserves of category C{sub 1} of 1.7 trillion m{sup 3} and of category C{sub 2} of 1.3 trillion m{sup 3}, Rusanov gas-condensate field, and the Leningrad gas field in the Kara Sea with estimated natural gas resources up to 4.0 trillion m{sup 3}. Furthermore, an oil field, the Prirazlomnoe, the recoverable reserves of which are estimated to be up to 70 million tons, was discovered in the Perchora Sea. To execute the orders of the government of the Russian Federation, in 1992 the Russian joint-stock company for developing the oil and gas resources of the continental shelf {open_quotes}Rosshelf{close_quotes} was created for exploration of useful resources on the continental shelf, their extraction and transportation, processing, and sale of the products, as well as design, construction, and manufacture of equipment needed for developing the fields on the basis of converting defence enterprises of the northwestern shipbuilding complex and design departments, institutes, organizations, and enterprises related to them.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 135938
• Journal Information: Hydrotechnical Construction, Journal Name: Hydrotechnical Construction Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 28; ISSN 0018-8220; ISSN HYCOAR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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