27.08.2013
Re R.Trebs and A.Titov Project
BASHNEFT-POLUS BEGINS OIL PRODUCTION AS PART OF DEVELOPMENT AT TREBS AND TITOV FIELDS
Bashneft-Polus, a joint venture of OAO LUKOIL and OAO ANK Bashneft, began oil production as part of the development of R.Trebs and A.Titov fields in Nenets Autonomous District. Test production is underway and is expected to reach about 300,000 tons of oil by the end of 2013.
In preparation for pilot production in 2011-2013, Bashneft-Polus, being the operator under the Trebs and Titov development project, constructed field facilities and connected 12 exploratory wells at the R. Trebs field to the utility network. It has constructed more than 40 kilometers of gathering lines, approximately 80 kilometers of power transmission lines, completed the first stage of a central gathering plant (CGP) with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year, an oil delivery and acceptance station (ODAS) with an oil metering station, a more than 31-kilometer-long pressure oil pipeline from the Trebs CGP to the Varandey ODAS and also numerous auxiliary facilities.
The oil produced at the R.Trebs field is supplied via a pipeline to the Varandey ODAS and further on to the Varandey Oil Export Terminal. As required by the license agreement, a volume of oil equivalent to 42% of the crude produced will be supplied to Bashneft’s refineries in Ufa for refining.
Bashneft-Polus, being the project operator, is currently continuing with its exploration program to revise the geology and the hydrocarbon reserves of the Trebs and Titov fields. Specifically, within the license block in 2011-2013, it re-activated 12, drilled and tested another 3 exploratory wells, is currently drilling 2 more exploratory wells, and has completed 1,350 square kilometers of 3D seismic surveys.
Bashneft-Polus is also preparing for commercial operation of the Trebs and Titov fields. In May of 2013, it commenced development drilling on three well pads at the Trebs and two well pads at the Titov, where a total of 16 producers are expected to be drilled.
The first commercial production at the Trebs and Titov fields is scheduled for 2016. By 2020, the annual oil production under the project is expected to reach a sustainable 4.8 million tons.
As of June 30, 2013, the overall investment in the Trebs and Titov development project totaled RUB 20.4 billion (net of the one-off license payment of RUB 18.5 billion). The total project cost is estimated at RUB 180 billion.