MOSCOW, May 4 (Reuters) - Russian oil companies put into
operation 2,001 new oil wells in the first quarter of 2023, up
10% year-on-year, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday,
citing two sources familiar with Energy Ministry's statistics.
The increase in commissioning of new wells comes amid
Russia's voluntary cut in oil production. Russian Deputy Prime
Minister Alexander Novak said last week that Russian oil and gas
condensate production is expected to decline to around 515
million tonnes (10.3 million bpd) this year from 535 million
tonnes in 2022.
Major Russian oil companies didn't respond to Vedomosti's
requests for comment, the daily said. Rosneft, Lukoil, Gazprom
Neft, Surgutneftegaz and Tatneft did not immediately respond to
Reuters' requests for comment.
The Energy Ministry's press office said that the government
was working together with oil and gas companies to ensure the
replacement and growth of oil reserves, the newspaper reported.
"This is done both to maintain current production volumes
and to increase them in the future, including through the
commissioning of new fields," Vedomosti said, citing the
ministry.
(Reporting by Reuters)
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