Russian Far East emerging as significant gas supplier
- East-West Center, Honolulu, HI (United States) World Energy Analysis and Forecasting Group, Moscow (Russian Federation)
The poorly explored and mostly undeveloped natural gas resources of the Russian Far East are large enough the support several large-scale projects, with an aggregate exportable surplus of up to 1.04 Tcf/year (30 billion cu m). However, owing to the uncertainties of the regional and national investment climate, new development projects (which rely heavily upon invited foreign participate) are likely to be delayed and will hardly yield by 2,000 more than 350 Bcfy (10 billion cu m) of Russian gas for export. Nevertheless, in the foreseeable future (beyond 2005) the region will surely emerge as an important player in the Asia-Pacific market and in the area's geopolitical arena as well. As of January 1, 1993, there were 92 known gas fields in the RFE, including 30 in Yakutia, 55 in the Sakhalin Region, four in the Kamchatka Region, two in the Magadan Region and one in the Khabarovsk Territory. There were 26 gas fields in commercial production, 15 being prepared for commercial development and 30 were under exploration and appraisal. Total gas resources in the RFE at estimated at 24,210.5 billion cu m (833 Tcf), including cumulative gas production and losses of 44.9 Bcm (1.56 Tcf). Reserve totals include 1,597.6 Bcm of remaining explored reserves; 614.1 Bcfm of preliminary evaluated reserves; and 21,698.8 Bcm of undiscovered recoverable reserves.
- OSTI ID:
- 7080321
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Pipeline and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 221:8; ISSN PLGJAT; ISSN 0032-0188
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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