In 2023, 30 hydrocarbon fields were discovered in Russia, the largest of which are on the shelf of the Caspian Sea and in the Orenburg region. This was reported by RIA News.
Oil reserves are expected to increase by 470 million tons. Large deposit – named after RU Maganov – reserves of more than eight million tons of oil and 136 billion cubic meters of gas were discovered by Lukoil experts on the shelf of the Caspian Sea. Secondary – named after VP Orlova – 7.5 million tons of oil was discovered in the Orenburg region by Gazprom Neft. Smaller deposits were also discovered.
According to experts, within a year the country’s hydrocarbon reserves will be filled with 470 million tons of oil and 630 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Against this background, less than expected was spent on geological research: about 63 billion rubles instead of the planned 78.5 billion.
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