Yamburg

gas field, Russia

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Yamburg is Russia's second-largest natural gas field, located north of the Arctic Circle and north of the Urengoy field in West Siberia. Discovered north of the Arctic Circle, its estimated original reserves were 4.7 trillion cubic meters (tcm) of gas, primarily found in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks at depths between 1,000 to 1,210 meters (3,300 to 4,000 feet). Development of the Yamburg field commenced in the early 1980s. Russia possesses the world's largest natural gas reserves, and the Yamal Peninsula, where Yamburg is situated, is known for its extensive natural gas deposits.12

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Yamburg, Russia’s second largest gas field, was discovered north of the Arctic Circle and north of Urengoy. Its original reserves were estimated at 4.7 tcm (166 tcf) of gas, mostly from Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks at depths of 1,000 to 1,210 metres (3,300 to 4,000…
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Yamburg, Russia’s second largest gas field, was discovered north of the Arctic Circle and north of Urengoy. Its original reserves were estimated at 4.7 tcm (166 tcf) of gas, mostly from Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks at depths of 1,000 to 1,210 metres (3,300 to 4,000…
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