The Russian Ministry of Energy saw the risk of gas production in Russia falling to 255 billion cubic meters by 2040, with an additional one-third decline. m.About Wrote The newspaper Izvestia cites a letter from the head of the department, Nikolai Shulginov, to the government.
According to him, in 2023, the country will be able to extract 468 billion cubic meters at its largest fields in Western Siberia (Nadym-Pur-Taz region of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, which provides about 70% of the total volume). ). fuel m.
Among the reasons for the decline in gas production, Shulginov cited the depletion of easily recoverable reserves, primarily the Cenomani deposits of Western Siberia. Production in this region may fall from 295 billion cubic meters in 2030. Up to 184 billion m – 73 billion cubic meters by 2024.
on the eve of Shulgins introduced According to data that the volume of oil and gas production in Russia in 2023 will be lower compared to 2021, due to international sanctions on the energy sector of the Russian economy.
This week, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak declarationExpanding the production and export volumes of liquefied natural gas is a key task for the Russian fuel and energy complex.