Samotlor
oil field, Russia
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petroleum resources and reserves
- In petroleum: Russia and the Caspian Sea region
…and two supergiant oil fields, Samotlor and Romashkino, were discovered in 1964 and 1949 respectively. Production from these mature fields is on the decline, however, so that total Russian oil output is maintained by production at new fields. The best prospects for new Russian discoveries appear to exist in difficult…
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