OREANDA-NEWS. At its regular meeting the Gazprom Management Committee has awarded 2006 corporate bonuses in the science and technology sector for the following research papers.

The first place award was won by the Commercial Hydrocarbon Reserve Preparation Technology on the Example of the Shtokman Gas and Condensate Field. The paper was prepared by VNIIGAZ in conjunction with Gazflot, Sevmorneftegaz and Gazprom.
 
This is a new, practically approbated commercial hydrocarbon reserve preparation method targeted at replenishing the reserve base of Gazprom. The method hinges on the 3D seismic survey data interpretation and is being successfully applied in the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic offshore within the preparation of the Ob Bay located North Kamennomys field reserves. The economic benefit is projected at over RUR 11 bln.

16 research papers were nominated in 2006 for the Gazprom science and technology award. The papers had been prepared by a total of 133 authors from 9 affiliate and 13 third-party companies.