Tuapse field

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Tuapse field
Country Russia
Location Black Sea
Offshore/onshore offshore
Operator Rosneft
Partners Rosneft
ExxonMobil
Production
Estimated oil in place 7,200 million barrels (~9.8×10^8 t)

The Tuapse field is a large offshore oil field located in the Black Sea, roughly 4,300 square miles (11,000 km2) in size and between 1,000 and 2,000 metres (3,300 and 6,600 ft) underwater, containing between 2.2 and 7.2 billion barrels (350×10^6 and 1,140×10^6 m3) of oil.[1][2]

History

In August 2003, Rosneft was awarded a license to explore the field, allowing the company to carry out surveys and small-scale exploratory drilling.[3]

In February 2011, Rosneft and ExxonMobil reached a preliminary agreement to develop the field; the agreement was officially announced on 30 August 2011 as part of a US$3.2 billion joint venture between the two companies that also included the development of the East-Prinovozemelsky field in the Arctic Kara Sea.[2] Under the terms of the contract, Rosneft will own two-thirds of the joint venture, with Exxon controlling the remainder.[4]

References

  1. "Exxon In Multibillion-Dollar Russian Arctic Deal". NPR. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "ExxonMobil signs Russian oil pact". The Washington Post. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  3. "Tuapse Trough". Rosneft. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  4. "Exxon, Rosneft tie up in Russian Arctic, U.S.". Reuters India. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 

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