Gazprom Nedra Completed the Geological Exploration Season in the Barents Sea
Gazprom Nedra LLC has successfully completed the construction of an exploratory well in the Barents Sea area, from the Northern Lights SSFDR.
Gazprom Nedra LLC has successfully completed the construction of an exploratory well in the Barents Sea area
The well tests enabled the inflow of commercial gas from the producing formation areas. During construction, a significant amount of core material was sampled and a wide range of geological and geophysical exploration was carried out.
After completing the set production tasks, the Northern Lights semi-submerged floating drilling rig (SSFDR) was demobilised from the drilling site on the Arctic shelf to its moorage station in the port of Murmansk.
The Northern Lights SSFDR was demobilised from the drilling site on the Arctic shelf to its moorage station in the port of Murmansk
“As the main operator of PJSC Gazprom on the Arctic shelf, Gazprom Nedra LLC is conducting geological exploration in the Barents and Kara Seas this current drilling season, systematically increasing their resource potential and strictly following the HSE requirements,” Vsevolod Cherepanov, General Director of Gazprom Nedra LLC, said.
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Gazprom Nedra LLC is a 100 % subsidiary company of PAO Gazprom and ranks among the major Russian multi-business oil and gas service companies. In 2019 Company production potential was expanded due to integration of Gazprom Georesurs LLC and Gazprom Geologorazvedka LLC assets.
The Company carries out a complete centrally managed cycle of exploration works in the RF and provides its clients with a wide range of unique geophysical and geoengineering services.
Gazprom Nedra LLC is the main source of Gazprom Group geophysical data in the sphere of raw materials production, reduction of operational expenses and geophysical activities efficiency evaluation, calculation of gas deposit and storage reserves, and environmental safety assurance.
Company subdivisions are located in all gas producing regions of Russia. Its staff totals over 4,500 people. Company administration offices are located in Moscow and Tyumen. The Company uses a quality management system based on the GOST ISO 9001 standard, a health and safety management system in accordance with ISO45001 and an environmental management system which meets the requirements of the international standard ISO 14001:2015 (GOST R ISO 14001).