The number of hydrocarbon fields discovered in Russia since the beginning of the year has reached seven. Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov announced the figure in an interview ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum.
One of the discovered fields was described as large-scale. Kozlov said the N. I. Grigoryev gas-condensate field in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District contains 50.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves.
Orenburg field contains 5.4 billion cubic meters of reserves
The Pugachevskoye field in the Orenburg region was described as a medium-sized oil and gas-condensate field in terms of reserves. Kozlov said its natural gas reserves amount to 5.4 billion cubic meters.
The other five fields were discovered in the Volga, Southern and North Caucasian federal districts.
Eastern Economic Forum to be held in Vladivostok
The Eastern Economic Forum will take place in Vladivostok, Russia, from September 1 to 4.