OREANDA-NEWS.  April 18, 2013. TNK-Uvat has discovered a new Severo-Keum oilfield in Uvat district of Tyumen region. Recoverable C1 and C2 reserves are estimated at 2.4 million tonnes. Commercial oil inflow was received in the exploration well № 64 from BS-8 (neocom) formation on the Severo-Keum license area.

The discovery of a new oilfield shows high potential of the Uvat project and creates prerequisites for further oil production growth.

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Uvat group of fields is situated in the south of the Tyumen region. The Uvat project is operated by TNK-Uvat, consists of 12 license areas and includes 22 oilfields, 4 of them are onstream. Geologic reserves are estimated at 1.2 bln tonnes of oil.