Lukoil discovers deposit with 20 mln tonnes of oil reserves in Perm territory
PERM. Feb 9 (Interfax) - LLC LUKOIL-Perm has discovered a new oil deposit in the Perm territory with around 20 million tonnes of assumed recoverable reserves, the company said in a press release.
LUKOIL-Perm came across the deposit while drilling its first prospecting well at the Zyryanskaya structure in the Kondassky licensed section, located beneath the Verkhnekamskoye potassium-manganese salt field, the press release said.
As reported, the company plans to launch a new field at the Kondassky section this year. According to preliminary data, C1 and C2 category reserves at the field are estimated at 27 million tonnes of oil.
The LUKOIL-Perm Group owns 123 licenses for subsoil use with the goal of searching for, discovering and producing hydrocarbons. There are currently 133 operating fields in the Perm territory. Remaining recoverable oil reserves total 466.5 million tonnes. LUKOIL-Perm Group includes LLC LUKOIL-Perm, subsidiary LLC UralOil, LLC Aksaitovneft and joint ventures CJSC PermTOTIneft and CJSC Kama-Oil.
