Rosneft board agrees on Samotlor development program

As for today, total oil output at Samotlor exceeds 2.7 btoe. Over 19,000 wells were drilled at the field. However, the water-cut of its production amounts up to 96%, which has a great impact on economic efficiency of investments into oil production.

The main part of Samotlor reserves are hidden in formations with low permeability and low saturation. The rest are edge zones of depleted reservoirs. Given current fiscal burden such features of the field could have led to low return of investments into new drilling, as well as to output decline.

During 2016-2017 Rosneft and the Russian government have been elaborating in details additional options for the development of unique Samotlor field. As a result a joint decision was made for an investment incentive in the form of an annual mineral extraction tax reduction of RUB 35 billion during 10 years.

ThebBoard has confirmed the Company’s obligations to drill over 2,400 wells during 2018-2027 that would provide additional output in the amount of more than 50 mtoe. The extended Samotlor development program would result in an increase of tax liabilities to budgets of all administrative levels to RUB 1.7 trln. The investment incentives should give new momentum to the development of one of the largest fields in the country and bring significant multiplicative effect for Russian economy.

With this Russian Federation would receive considerable income not only due to the output increase at Samotlor in the nearest future, but also as the controlling shareholder of Rosneft - from capitalization growth and additional dividend payouts.