Russia’s Lukoil has commissioned Ramboll to perform pre-front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the Yuri S. Kuvykin field in the Russian sector of the north Caspian Sea.
Ramboll’s work will focus on a drilling complex and topside living quarters, designed for operation in arctic conditions, including strong ice-conditions in winter months.
Ramboll will carry out winterization studies to make sure that structures, machinery, and safety are designed for the aggravating cold, which can reach temperatures down to -21°C.
The Yuri S. Kuvykin field is a gas condensate field, estimated to contain 1.2billion boe recoverable reserves.
The field is named after one of the former heads of Lukoil’s geological service, Yuri Stepanovich Kuvykin, (1935-2012), who contributed to its discovery. It was known as the Sarmatskoye field when it was discovered in 2003, and now includes West Sarmatskoye.
Lukoil operates two other fields in the northern part of the Caspian Sea; Filanovsky and Korchagin.