OREANDA-NEWS. October 16, 2012. In January-September this year, the State Joint Stock Company "Chernomorneftegas" increased natural gas production compared to the same period last year by 14.7%, or 108 million cubic meters.

In total for nine months it was produced 843 million cubic meters. Most of the growth obtained in the third quarter after by active work on shelf the company overstepped historical maximum of daily production on the Black Sea fields - 3 million cubic meters.

More significant increase in the production of "Chernomorneftegas" expected after the commissioning of Odessa and Bezymyanniy gas fields. Due to the capabilities high tech drilling platform, the first of which - "Peter Hodovanets" - began work on June 1, the second will begin work in the fourth quarter of this year, gas production in 2012 is planned at the level of 1.17 billion cubic meters, and the next - already 1 65 billion cubic meters. Increase of 500 million cubic meters, accounting for a quarter of the annual gas consumption in the Crimea will be driven by continued development of Odessa and Bezymyanniy gas fields with high tech drilling platform.

Replenishment of park rigs of "Chornomornaftohaz" already allows the company each month to increase production at existing fields, while mastering new in parallel.