Gazprom Names Most Productive Field

Russian gas giant Gazprom has named the the Zapolyarnoye field as its most productive, with 130 billion cubic metres last year.

A statement on the company's website said the field was now working at its full design capacity.

Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Russian Federation Government, Alexey Miller, chief of Gazprom, and Dmitry Kobylkin, Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, led celebrations in the Taz District of Yamal-Nenets in western Siberia.

"Today, Zapolyarnoye has become the most productive field in the country. From now on, every fifth cubic meter of Russian gas will be produced here, from the Zapolyarnoye field. It is comparable to the gas volumes that we supplied during the last four years to Germany – our major buyer in Europe," Miller said.

On stream since 2001, the field reached capacity with the commissioning of a second comprehensive gas treatment unit for production from Valanginian deposits, and of the third compressor workshop at the Zapolyarnaya main compressor station of the 190-km-long Zapolyarnoye-Urengoy gas trunkline.