Urengoy gas field
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For other uses of "Urengoy", see Urengoy (disambiguation).
The Urengoy gas field in the northern West Siberia Basin is the world's second largest natural gas field after South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field.[citation needed] It lies in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, just south of the Arctic circle. It is named after the settlement of Urengoy. The gas field is operated by Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy[1] and serviced by the town of Novy Urengoy, founded in 1973.
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Urengoy gas field | |
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Location of Urengoy gas field | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 66.1°N 76.9°E / 66.1; 76.9 |
Operator | Gazprom dobycha Urengoy |
Partner | Gazprom |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1966 |
Start of production | 1978 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 16,500 barrels per day (~8.22×10 |
Current production of gas | 25,152×10 |
Estimated gas in place | 353,000×10 |
Producing formations | Cretaceous sandstones |
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