Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin (Russia)

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Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin (Большой Уренгой) is a oil and gas sub-basin in Russia.

Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin is also sometimes referred to as Greater Urengoy.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Sub-basin-level project details for Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Bolshoi Urengoy	–	Gazprom dobycha Urengoy LLC	Gazprom dobycha Urengoy LLC (100.0%)	1966	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	geological reserves	16000000	million m³	[not stated]
gas	initial C1 + C2	10900000	million m³	1966
gas	ABC1+C2	9900000	million m³	2004

Table 3: Production from Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production design capacity	gas	36800	million m³/y	[not stated]

Location

Table 4: sub-basin-level location details for Bolshoi Urengoy Oil and Gas Sub-Basin

Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bolshoi Urengoy	Onshore, Russia	66.4526, 76.6385 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the sub-basin:

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