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ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil

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LUKOIL IN THE CASPIAN REGION<br />

In <strong>2005</strong> LUKOIL marked the 10th anniversary of its business in the Caspian region. In that time<br />

LUKOIL has achieved major successes and built a strong strategic position in one of the world's most<br />

promising oil & gas regions, importance of which for the global economy will steadily grow.<br />

Fields on the Caspian Sea shelf and adjacent fields on land territory of the littoral states are very rich<br />

in hydrocarbon reserves. Expert estimates put potential hydrocarbon reserves in the Caspian region<br />

between 20 and 45 billion tonnes of reference fuel. The region currently accounts for 3.4% of global<br />

hydrocarbon production and the share will grow steadily as new projects come on stream. The Caspian<br />

is conveniently located to supply its hydrocarbons both to Europe and to the Asia-Pacific and US<br />

markets. Ongoing development of transport infrastructure in the region helps to increase its significance<br />

for the world hydrocarbon market.<br />

Nearly all of the major international oil companies (ExxonMobil, ВР, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Shell,<br />

Norsk Hydro, Total, ENI, etc.) are working along with LUKOIL in the Caspian region.<br />

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