Alexey Vashkevich: In 2013, Gazprom Neft will invest 24.4 billion rubles in exploration.
26.02.2013
Head of the Directorate for Exploration and Development of the Resource Base "Gazprom Neft" Alexey Vashkevich:
- This year, the total investment of Gazprom Neft, including joint ventures and the Serbian NIS, will exceed 24.4 billion rubles. This figure is 25% higher than the same period last year, which reflects how seriously the company takes exploration. Our Serbian subsidiary NIS will have a significant increase in exploration activities both in Serbia and in neighboring countries — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Hungary. Our subsidiaries operating in the traditional regions of the company's presence are expected to maintain the amount of exploration costs at the level of 2012 — about 6 billion rubles. The rest of the investments are distributed evenly among our major projects in Russia and abroad. Speaking of additional investments, drilling at the Dolginskoye field is planned for this year.
