Russian Agency Confirms Rosneft's Discovery Of Gas Field With 800Bln Cubic Meters Reserves

Russian Agency Confirms Rosneft's Discovery of Gas Field With 800Bln Cubic Meters Reserves

Russia's state commission for mineral reserves has confirmed that Rosneft energy company had discovered a gas field in the Kara Sea with reserves totaling 800 billion cubic meters, Rosneft said on Wednesday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th December, 2020) Russia's state commission for mineral reserves has confirmed that Rosneft energy company had discovered a gas field in the Kara Sea with reserves totaling 800 billion cubic meters, Rosneft said on Wednesday.

"The state commission for reserves has confirmed that Rosneft has discovered a new Arctic gas field in the Kara Sea, and has recommended Rosgeolfond [the Russian Federal Geological Fund] to put it on the state register ... with gas reserves estimated at 800 billion cubic meters," Rosneft said in a press release.

The gas field, which is classified as unique, was named after Soviet marshal Georgy Zhukov in honor of the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II.