Kurmangazy oil field

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Kurmangazy oil field
CountryKazakhstan
RegionCaspian Sea
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
OperatorsKurmangazy Petroleum Company
PartnersKazMunayGas
Rosneft
Production
Estimated oil in place7,000 million barrels (~9.5×10^8 t)

The Kurmangazy oil field is an offshore oil field located in the Kazakh section of the

Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
.

History

The first agreement concerning Kurmangazy field was signed in 2002. The US$23 billion worth PSA agreement was signed with KazMunayGas and Rosneft on 6 June 2005.[1] In May 2006, the first well was drilled into the structure; however, it failed to strike oil.[1]

Reserves

The oil field has estimated reserves of 7 to 10 billion barrels (1.1 to 1.6 billion cubic metres).[1]

Operator

The field is operated by Kurmangazy Petroleum Company. KazMunayTeniz, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas, owns 50% of the project and RN – Kazakhstan LLС, a subsidiary of Rosneft, owns 25%.

ONGC have shown interest to join the project.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kurmangazy: A Risky Proposition". Silk Road Intelligencer. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ^ a b "Kazakhstan wants to sell 25 % of Kurmangazy to Total". Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections. 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ^ Amit Baruah (2004-11-14). "India, Russia plan big oil-gas deals". The Hindu. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-10-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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