The Russian Federal Agency for Mineral Resources approved the expert opinions of the State Reserves Commission regarding the discovery by Gazprom of new hydrocarbon fields on the shelf of the Yamal Peninsula, namely the Dinkov and Nyarmeyskoye fields.
The Dinkov field is located within the Rusanovsky licensed block in the Kara Sea. The field is unique in terms of gas reserves. It has recoverable reserves in the С1+С2 categories total 390.7 billion cubic meters.
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The Nyarmeyskoye field is located in the Nyarmeysky licensed block in the Kara Sea. In terms of gas reserves, it is a large field with the recoverable amount of 120.8 billion cubic meters in the С1+С2 categories.
Gazprom secured the subsurface use licenses for the Rusanovsky and Nyarmeysky licensed blocks in 2013. Since then, 3D seismic surveys covering 5,790 square kilometers have been conducted within these blocks, with two prospecting wells drilled in 2018.
In addition, Gazprom has subsurface use licenses for the Leningradskoye and Rusanovskoye fields on the Kara Sea shelf.