ENVIRONMENT, <strong>ENERGY</strong> SAVING,INNOVATIONEnergy for life<strong>ENERGY</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>PEOPLE</strong>ASSOCIATED GAS resources of <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> SUBSIDIARIES, mlncubic metersSubsidiary 2007 2008 2009LSC <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Noyabrskneftegaz,including Muravlenkovskneft 4247,9 3936,8 3543,2<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Khantos LLC 515,9 477,0 543,5<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Vostok LLC 121,7 155,0 195,7ASSOCIATED GAS utilization rate at <strong>Gazprom</strong><strong>Neft</strong> SUBSIDIARIES, %Subsidiary 2007 2008 2009LSC <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Noyabrskneftegaz,including Muravlenkovskneft 39,9 52,6 55,3<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Khantos LLC 6,0 8,4 13,3<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Vostok LLC 16,0 18,0 14,7Source: Company Data<strong>ENERGY</strong>Russian oil companies realizeda long time ago that it is a lot better toconstruct your own energy generatorsin the field. Developing local energysystems allows companies to cutenergy expenses and therefore lowerthe prime cost of oil production.In 2006, <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> adopteda special program “Utilization andHigher Efficiency of Associated Gas”,which demonstrates that this is a priorityfor the Company. Under this programthe Company constructs so calledinternal generators (IG). At this point theoverall electrical power of <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>OGs is 51 MW, the plan is to bring it upto 220 MW by 2013. In December 2009,the first unit (48 MW) of the gas-turbineelectrical plant (GTEP) at the Yuzhno-Priobskoye field was launched, this fieldis developed by <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Khantos.The second unit (48 MW) of the Yuzhno-Priobskaya GTEP is being constructed.Yuzhno-Priobskaya GTEP is a “mediumgeneration” object. Specialists set thepower range for such objects at 100-500 MW (“small” generation is up to 100MW). The Priobskoye field is one of thekey assets of <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> upstreamblock, it is the fastest growing asset. In2009, oil production here amounted to27% of the Company’s production.Such emphasis on energy projects isdue to the Company’s internal demand,regardless the energy system. Thereare also potential external prospectsfor developing this sector. The Yuzhno-Priobskoye field is only 70 km awayfrom the fast growing city of Khanti-Mansiysk, and <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>’s GTEPmay become the energy sources for thecity.The Company’s overall energyconsumption dropped from 5,536 mlnkW/h in 2008 to 5,484 mln kW/h in 2009,so it decreased by 53 mln kW/h (1%)due to decreasing volumes of liquidproduction by 1.9% and oil — by 2.8%.The Company’s thermal energyconsumption went up from 314 th. Gcalin 2008 to 334 th. Gcal in 2009.Specific power consumption at JSE<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> has increased due to theincrease in operations, mostly resultingfrom energy consumption in thereservoir pressure maintenance systemat <strong>Gazprom</strong>-Khantos LLC.<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> works on ensuringefficient use of energy. The Companyintroduces energy consumption controland reduction measures, developsand implements efficient energy useprograms.Implementation of the energy saving inoil production program saved 34 mlnrubles in 2006, 152 mln rubles — in2007, 880 mln rubles — in 2008, and1071 mln rubles — in 2009.118
<strong>JSC</strong> GAZPROM NEFTANNUAL REPORT2009INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIESThe main objective in the area ofscience and technology is acceleratedimplementing of new technologies,introducing new technical equipmentto ensure dynamic development ofproduction.The priority science and technologyaspects for <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> are thefollowing:AAUsing geographic methods todiscover potential gas and oildeposits;AAConducting production log testsin pioneer, exploration, anddevelopment wells in order to dissectthe geological cross-section, findpay horizons, assess technicalconditions of the well and monitorfield development;AAConducting research, experimentaland methodological, pilot-plan works,to increase geological and economicefficiency of the geophysicalresearch, improving its methods andtechniques;AADevelopment, testing andimplementation of new technicalequipment and technologies forstudying the subsurface, naturalcompletion, lowering expenses perton of produced oil;AACreating science and technologyproducts: design and technologicaldocuments, plans for developingfields and producing oil, technicaleconomicproposals and justifications(TEP, TEJ), including geologicaland hydrodynamic models, otherdocuments needed for developingnew fields of hydrocarbons;AAFurther improvement of designmethods and control over fielddevelopment at later stages,creating permanent geological andmathematical models.EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONTECHNOLOGIESinnovations. This concept defines themain goals, objectives and principlesof the Company’s policy on managingprotection of intellectual property.In 2009, <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-NTC LLC spentthe following amounts on science andtechnology:AAgeology and exploration — 698.7 mlnrub. (179% increase compared to2008);AAdesign and control over development— 812.9 mln rub. (184% increase);AAplanning and surveying — 109.5 mlnrub.The main purpose of innovations inexploration is developing efficientsurvey complexes, improving reservesestimation methods, lowering geologicalrisks and reaching precision inidentifying exploration targets.In 2009, <strong>JSC</strong> <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> conductedgeotechnical operations (GTO) at 1,088wells, this resulting in extra productionof 4,705.8 th. tons of oil.One of the most important results of theCompany’s technology improvementis extensive use of oil productionintensification and enhanced oilrecovery (EOR) methods. In 2009 totalproduction from the EOR operationsconducted in the reporting year (withoutthe carryover effect) was 1.13 mln tonsor 2.3% of the Company’s total output.These methods allow <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>to substantially increase recoverablereserves and bring into productionlow quality reserves (high viscosity, inimpermeable reservoirs).The Company uses physical, chemical,hydrodynamic and thermal recoverystimulation methods. The bulk ofadditional production was attributableto physical methods, first and foremost,to hydraulic fracturing (HF) — 378 th.t. Hydrodynamic and chemical fielddevelopment methods that were used indifficult geological conditions to achievefuller reserve recovery yielded additionaloil production of 119.4 th. tons and158.1 th. tons respectively. 656 newwells were launched in 2009, 172 HFwere created (without HF at the newwells), 45 wells were sidetracked and 47deepened into lower formations.The key factor for innovationaldevelopment of any industry is anability to create and use new technicalsolutions, technologies and techniques.Application of the latest technologiesbecomes the most important criteria fora company’s competitive abilities:AAIn 2009 <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong> continued toapply latest technologies in drillingand casingAAA dimensional visualization centeropened up at the <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>Research and Technology Centerin St.-Petersburg. It uses the latesttechnologies in the area of geologicaland hydrodynamic simulation. Thegoal of the new division is to designtrajectories for new wells, createa 3D seismological simulation inorder to enhance field development.The visualization center will improvethe joint efforts of the researchers,geoscientists, geologists, and drillingspecialists working at the center. It willalso help to analyze the structure andcharacteristics of the fields in moredetail.AA<strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-Khantos implementeda new technology “dual completionarrangement” (DC), which providessolutions to several problems: controlover field development, better qualityof reserve recovery, shortens thewells’ down time: now specialists getdata on the flow from each reservoironline in real time.AAUpon <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>’s request,specialists from the Oil and GasResearch Center in Sarov are workingon developing the Iskender Programand Industrial Complex, which isan instrument for hydrocarbonsBy the end of 2007 the Company’sanalytical department was turnedinto <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-NTC LLC, anindependent corporate scienceproductioncenter in the area ofgeological exploration, design,control and oil and gas production. InSeptember 2009, <strong>Gazprom</strong> <strong>Neft</strong>-NTCLLC adopted a Concept for protectingthe Company’s intellectual property andGeoteLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING Operations in 2007–20092007 2008 2009Number of wells 1 003 1 194 1 088Extra production, th. t 4 919,3 4 649,3 4 705,8Source: Company Data119