Yuzhno Khylchuyu Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Lukoil
- Country: Russia
- Location: Nenets Autonomous District
- Production start: 2008
- Partners: Conocophillips
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- Oil produced at the field is transported by a 158-kilometer-long oil pipeline (530 mm in diameter) to the Varandey Oil Export Terminal located on the Barents Sea coast
- Oil quality there surpasses the Russian Urals export blend quality: its density is 35.5 API (Urals, 32.0 API), and sulfur content is 0.71% (Urals, 1.3%)
Contractors
- Giprogazoochistka:
- Gas sweetening plant, sulfur recovery plant and sulfur storage facility
- Hookup of sulfur granulation unit
History
- 1981 - The field was discovered
- 1999 - Duma gives permission for development in the region
- 2008 - First production from the field
Geology
Links
- Giprogazoochistka Oil And Gas Processing References
- Lukoil And Conoco Move Closer To Developing Major Reserves In Russia
- Lukoil, ConocoPhillips’ Yuzhno Khylchuyu (YK) Field Production Begins
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