Shtokman Gas Field
Summary Information
- Operator: Gazprom
- Production start: 2013
- Partners: Gazprom, Total, Statoil
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: 3.8 tcm of gas and circa 37 mln t of gas condensate.
- Production Volume:
Description
- This field is located in the central part of the Russian sector of the Barents Sea shelf, about 600 km northeast of the city of Murmansk at local sea depths varying from 320 to 340 m.
- The initial target consumers are in Europe and the USA. However, a current natural gas surplus in the USA is a major reason behind the postponement of the project.
- The gas will be supplied to the Russian network as well as to an LNG facility.
History
- 1988 - Shtokman gas and condensate field was discovered
Geology
Links
- Gazprom Information
- General Info From Statoil
- Total Press Release
- Information from Offshore Technology
- Project Information from the International Gas Union
- Wikipedia Page
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