The Kravtsovskoye oilfield (Russian: Кравцовское нефтяное месторождение) is located within block D-6 in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.[1] The deposit was opened in 1983 and extraction began in 2004.[1] The extraction operation is conducted by Lukoil.[1] Recoverable oil in the field is estimated at 9.1 million tonnes.[1] The surrounding waters are about 30 metres (98 ft) deep.[2]
| Kravtsovskoye oilfield | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Location | Baltic Sea |
| Block | D-6 |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Coordinates | 55°17′N 20°36′E / 55.283°N 20.600°E |
| Operator | Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft |
| Partners | Lukoil |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1983 |
| Start of production | 2004 |
| Production | |
| Estimated oil in place | 9.1 million tonnes (~ 10.6×106 m3 or 66.4 million bbl) |
The field is developed with two platforms which were installed by using a Stanislav Yudin crane vessel.[3] The firms involved in the field's infrastructure construction included Corall Central Design Bureau, Kaliningradmorneft, Krein-Shelf, Germanischer Lloyd, Gosgortekhnadzor, Siemens, and HRI Oilfield, L.P.[4] Produced oil and associated gas is transported by a 47-kilometre (29 mi) underwater pipeline to the Romanovo oil-gathering unit. Crude oil is exported through the Izhevsky oil terminal.[5]
Due to its proximity to the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage site lying within both Lithuania and the Oblast, concerns over the environmental impact of a spill at the site have been raised.[1] During the 2000s the two states agreed to a joint environmental impact assessment of the D-6 project, including plans for oil spill mitigation.[6] The assessment and mitigation project had not been completed as of 2010.[6]
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edit- ^ a b c d e "HELCOM Secretariat delegation visits Lukoil's Kravtsovskoye (D-6) oilfield". Helsinki Commission Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission. 2004-05-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Jonathan I. Charney, American Society of International Law (2002). International Maritime Boundaries, Volume 4. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 3062. ISBN 978-90-411-1954-4.
- ^ Terdre, Nick (2003-08-01). "Lukoil/Seaway progressing first Russian Baltic project". Offshore Magazine. Vol. 63, no. 8. PennWell Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Lukoil's Kravtsovskoye (D-6) Oil Field, Russia". Offshore-Technology. Net Resources International. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Lukoil starts development drilling at Kravtsovskoye (D-6) field in the Baltic Sea" (Press release). Lukoil. 2004-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ a b "32COM 7B.98 - Curonian Spit (Lithuania / Russian Federation) (C 994)". UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
