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Gazprom accelerates Bovanenkovo drilling

The Bovanenkovo field

Gas giant Gazprom in 2010 intends double the number of wells drilled at the Bovanenkovo field in the Yamal Peninsula.

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The number of wells will almost be doubled in 2010 compared to 2009, Gazprom officials told the press after company Deputy Aleksandr Ananenkov’s visit to the region, Oilru.com reports. The number of wells drilled in 2009 was 29, RBK.ru informs. Yamal remains Gazprom’s top development priority. The Bovanenkovo field alone contains about 4,9 trillion cubic meters of gas.