Former head of Rosneft Sergey Bogdanchikov and President of the Russian Chess Federation Andrey Filatov develop large-scale oil and gas projects in Uzbekistan

11.08.2020       

Sergey Mikhailovich Bogdanchikov, who worked for 12 years as the president of the Rosneft oil company, arrived at the head of a working group in the Baysun district of the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. The largest gas field in Uzbekistan "Mustakillikning 25 Yilligi" is located there. (25 years of independence or M25), which is managed by Andrey Vasilyevich Filatov's Surhan Gas Chemical Operating Company. During the visit, the head of the working group, Sergei Bogdanchikov, gave an interview to Uzbek television, where he noted: “We are present at the M25 field, which is in the active phase of additional exploration. Parallel, as the design documentation is ready, practical work is underway, we see it here, at the site of the future gas processing plant. The project is being implemented jointly by investors from the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan. Design and contractor organizations of the two countries are involved in the work. The project is going according to plan. At the end of 2022, there should be the first production, the first gas. This means that the whole complex will start working, starting from wells, treatment systems, a gas processing plant, connecting to the main gas pipeline - everything will be done.
I must note that everything is done at the highest professional level in compliance with the requirements of environmental and industrial safety. I am sure that everything will be implemented in this way. The Government of the Republic provides great support. We are grateful for that ideal investment conditions are created here. We are delighted with the business support we have here.
The staff met Sergey Bogdanchikov in overalls of Surhan gas chemical operating company (SGCO).

The gas-bearing object was discovered as a result of drilling operations. The drilling of the M25 field is carried out by the well-known drilling group ERIELL with the participation of specialists from oilfield services companies Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger. The average daily gas inflow is 300 thousand cubic meters. m. The total reserves of the Mustakillikning 25 yilligi deposit M25 is currently estimated at more than 100 billion cubic meters. m of natural gas.

Surhan Gas Chemical Operating Company operates on the basis of a production sharing agreement (PSA) in relation to the investment block "Uzbekiston Mustakilligi" with additional exploration and development of the M25 field, which will become a raw material base for a gas chemical complex in the Surkhandarya region with an area of ​​about 4,000 sq. km. The leadership of Uzbekistan entrusted the rights and obligations of a consortium of investors under the PSA to Surhan Investments.
The large-scale investment project is being implemented in two stages. At the first stage, the development of the M25 gas field and the construction of a gas processing plant with a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters will be completed. m of gas per year. At the second stage, the construction of a gas chemical complex with a capacity of about half a million tons of olefins will take place.