Gas assets

The Company’s gas assets operate as a stand-alone business unit focusing on sustainable development of the entire Norilsk Industrial District. The Company views them as strategic assets, but does not include them into the core value chain.

Natural gas and gas condensate reserves as at 31 December 2016
Field Residual hydrocarbon reserves within licence blocks (categories A+B+C1)
Free gas, bcm Recoverable condensate, mln t
Norilskgazprom
Messoyakhskoye Gas Field 6.86
Yuzhno-Soleninskoye Gas Condensate Field 52.95 0.5
Severo-Soleninskoye Gas Condensate Field 44.74 0.5
Taimyrgaz
Pelyatkinskoye Gas Condensate Field 187.77 6.9
Total residual reserves 292.32 7.9

Taimyrgaz/Taimyrtransgaz

The company operates the Pelyatkinskoye Gas Condensate Field.

In March 2016, Taimyrtransgaz was spun off from Taimyrgaz as part of the reorganisation process, splitting the regulated activities into gas transportation and gas production.

During the same year, the company completed the construction and pilot-testing of an appraisal well in the northeastern flank of the Pelyatkinskoye Field.

Norilskgazprom/Norilsktransgaz

The company operates the Messoyakhskoye, Yuzhno-Soleninskoye and Severo-Soleninskoye Gas Condensate Fields and also transports natural gas and condensate to consumers in the Norilsk Industrial District.

In November 2016, Norilsktransgaz was spun off from Norilskgazprom as part of the reorganisation process, splitting the regulated activities into gas transportation and gas production.

Natural gas output, mcm
Gas condensate output, kt

Actual volumes of gas deliveries in 2016 stood at 930.361 mcm (102.74% of the target). The company produced 997.106 mcm of gas (99.72% of the target), with the above-target gas volumes delivered via savings through internal needs and losses.