PAO NOVATEK is Russia’s largest independent gas producer and the second-largest natural gas producer in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 16% of the world’s gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. 

The Company’s shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol "NVTK".

Reserves

At 2019 year-end, Total SEC proved reserves, including the Company’s proportionate share in joint ventures, aggregated 16,265 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 2,234 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 193 million metric tons (mmt) of liquid hydrocarbons. Total proved reserves increased by 3% (excluding 2019 production) as compared to the year-end 2018, representing a reserve replacement rate of 181% for the year, with the addition of 1,065 million boe, inclusive of 2019 production.

The organic reserve replacement rate, excluding the effect from acquisitions and disposals, which mainly related to the disposal of 40% participation interest in Arctic LNG 2 project, amounted to 252%, with the addition of 1,487 million boe, inclusive of 2019 production.

The Company’s reserves were positively impacted by successful exploration at the Geofizicheskoye, Utrenneye and Kharbeyskoye fields, production drilling at the Urengoyskoye, East-Urengoyskoye+North-Esetinskoye (Samburgskiy license area), East-Tazovskoye, North-Russkoye and South-Tambeyskoye fields, as well as the discovery of the Nyakhartinskoye field and new Achimov deposits in the Gydanskiy license area. The Soletsko-Khanaveyskoye field acquired in 2019 was included into the company's reserves appraisal. The Company's reserves appraisal under PRMS standards also includes the new North-Obskoye field discovered in 2018.

Production

In 2019, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 590.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 74.70 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 12,148 thousand tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil), resulting in an increase in total hydrocarbons produced by 41.0 million boe, or by 7.5% as compared with the twelve months 2018.

Preliminary natural gas sales volumes, including volumes of LNG sold, aggregated 78.45 bcm, representing an increase of 8.8% as compared with the prior year period. Natural gas volumes sold in the Russian Federation in 2019 were 65.65 bcm, whereas LNG volumes sold on international markets amounted to 12.80 bcm.

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