Lukoil adds further wells at two Caspian Sea fields
Dec. 28, 2021
Oil production from the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea surpassed 30 MM metric tons in 2021, according to operator Lukoil.
Courtesy Lukoil
Offshore staff
MOSCOW, Russia – Oil production from the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea surpassed 30 MM metric tons (33 MM tons) this year, according to operator Lukoil.
In addition, the company added four new production wells and one injector to sustain the annual plateau level of 6 MM metric tons/yr (6.MM t).
Nearby, Lukoil drilled eight further wells from the wellhead platform at the Yury Korchagin field.
As for the company’s latest Caspian development project, Valery Grayfer, topsides for the fixed, ice-resistant platform and the accommodation block will depart the quaysides in Astrakhan during 2Q 2022 for installation via a float-over method.
