Project Profile
Value: $150
Startup Year: 2012
Location: Atashsky Oil Field, Caspian Sea
The fields forecast resources are 248 million tonnes of fuel equivalent, including 141 million tonnes of oil. The Atash section is found in the central northern Caspian Sea in waters 7-10 meters deep. The section includes the Atash, Kazakhstan and Maral structures. The Atashsky area is about 8,400 sq. km, the nearest seaport is Bautino in the Mangistau oblast.
2D seismic shoots were conducted at Atash in 2004 and 2005, prior to the first exploration well spudded in April 2008.
Operator:
Atash:
Joint Venture between:
KazMunaiGaz (KMG) (50%)
Lukoil (50%)