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Total to increase production at “Kharyaga“

The Kharyaga field (BarentsObserver)

French oil company Total will increase production at the Kharyaga oil field, local authorities in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug confirm.

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The production increase will be secured by the drilling of new wells and the development of additional resources, the regional administration reports in a press release. The oil field, one of three in Russia operated on a Production Sharing Agreement, now faces its third production phase. The field is run by Total (50%), Statoil-Hydro (40%) and the Nenets Oil Company (10%). Daily production in the field is currently 3000 tons of oil.