Il colosso energetico russo Rosneft ha aumentato del 7,3 per cento a 67,1 miliardi di metri cubi la produzione di gas nel 2016, rispetto all’anno precedente. Lo ha riferito la società in un comunicato. “La crescita della produzione è dovuta principalmente” all’impianto di “Novo-Urengoy e al trattamento della condensa di Rospan alla messa in servizio di un impianto di trattamento del gas nel mese di dicembre 2015 del campo di Barsukovskoye”. La società energetica ha sottolineato che nel mese di ottobre-dicembre 2016 la produzione di gas è aumentata del 10,4 per cento, rispetto ai dati di luglio-settembre, e ha raggiunto 17,77 miliardi di metri cubi.

Russian energy giant Rosneft’s gas production increased by 7.3 percent to 67.1 billion cubic meters in 2016, compared to previous year, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. “The 2016 gas production amounted to 67.1 bcm, 7.3% up vs. 2015. Production growth was mainly due to running in comprehensive testing mode in Q4 [October-December] 2015 of the 2nd stage of Rospan’s Novo-Urengoy gas and condensate treatment plant, launch of three wells in the end of 2015 and 2016 in the northern tip of Chayvo, offshore Sakhalin, the commissioning of a gas treatment facility in December 2015 at Barsukovskoye field of RN-Purneftegaz, and execution of the project to increase gas production at Sibneftegaz’s Khadyryakhinskoye field,” the press release said. The energy company pointed out that in October-December 2016 the gas production increased by 10.4 percent, compared to July-September data, and reached 17.77 billion cubic meters “due to scheduled and preventive maintenance activities at the fields of Sibneftegaz, RN-Purneftegaz, northern tip of Chayvo and due to seasonal increase of demand in autumn and winter.” The press release also stated that hydrocarbon production grew by 4.3 percent to 265.2 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2016, while liquid hydrocarbon production increased by 3.6 percent, compared to previous year.