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The field exploitation in the Caspian Sea

By Gazeta Russa
The field is operated by Lukoil company.
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Mikhail Mordasov

The field is operated by Lukoil company.
There are some sports enthusiasts who work out on the roof but there are few of them if the weather is bad.

Mikhail Mordasov

There are some sports enthusiasts who work out on the roof but there are few of them if the weather is bad.
In the free time younger oil-workers play video games and older ones watch films.

Mikhail Mordasov

In the free time younger oil-workers play video games and older ones watch films.
The platform is connected with a floating transshipment terminal off the Caspian ice zone via a 58-kilometre pipeline.

Mikhail Mordasov

The platform is connected with a floating transshipment terminal off the Caspian ice zone via a 58-kilometre pipeline.
The complex includes a stationary ice-resistant sea platform and a transshipping oil terminal.

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The complex includes a stationary ice-resistant sea platform and a transshipping oil terminal.
The platform is located close to the shore and the sea is covered in ice in the winter.

Mikhail Mordasov

The platform is located close to the shore and the sea is covered in ice in the winter.
The peak production level is 2.5 million tonnes of oil and 1 billion cubic metres of gas annually.

Mikhail Mordasov

The peak production level is 2.5 million tonnes of oil and 1 billion cubic metres of gas annually.
Recoverable reserves are estimated at 28.8 million tonnes of oil and 63.3 billion cubic metres of gas.

Mikhail Mordasov

Recoverable reserves are estimated at 28.8 million tonnes of oil and 63.3 billion cubic metres of gas.
It was named after Yuri Korchagin (d. 2000), former secretary of the Lukoil Board of Directors.

Mikhail Mordasov

It was named after Yuri Korchagin (d. 2000), former secretary of the Lukoil Board of Directors.
The field was discovered in 2000 and commissioned on 28 April 2010.

Mikhail Mordasov

The field was discovered in 2000 and commissioned on 28 April 2010.
It is located at a depth of 11-13 meters.

Mikhail Mordasov

It is located at a depth of 11-13 meters.
The workers are fed well here – salad, soup, main course, and several kinds of bread and something to have with their tea.

Mikhail Mordasov

The workers are fed well here – salad, soup, main course, and several kinds of bread and something to have with their tea.
The 30x30-metre living quarters provide accommodation for 118 people, working on two 12-hour shifts with a two-week rotation.

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The 30x30-metre living quarters provide accommodation for 118 people, working on two 12-hour shifts with a two-week rotation.
The platform consists of two parts, connected by a 74-metre bridge.

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The platform consists of two parts, connected by a 74-metre bridge.
They are forbidden to bathe or fish from the platform.

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They are forbidden to bathe or fish from the platform.
They tend to joke that the training is useless, as you never have enough time once you find yourself in the water.

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They tend to joke that the training is useless, as you never have enough time once you find yourself in the water.
Because they fly over the sea most of the time, the workers take annual sea crash survival courses.

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Because they fly over the sea most of the time, the workers take annual sea crash survival courses.
The workers are delivered to the platform by helicopter. Before each flight, they have to pass a health check and safety training.

Mikhail Mordasov

The workers are delivered to the platform by helicopter. Before each flight, they have to pass a health check and safety training.
The Yuri Korchagin field is located in the Caspian Sea, 180 kilometres from Astrakhan and 240 kilometres from Makhachkala.

Mikhail Mordasov

The Yuri Korchagin field is located in the Caspian Sea, 180 kilometres from Astrakhan and 240 kilometres from Makhachkala.
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August 24, 2012

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