Kandym-Khausak-Shady-Kungrad project

The Kandym-Khausak-Shady-Kungrad project is a project to develop natural gas fields in Uzbekistan. The project is carried out by consortium of LUKOIL Overseas (90%) and the Uzbekneftegaz National Holding Company (10%).Cite journal
last = Nikiforov | first = Sergey
title =In the mainstream
journal = Oil of Russia
publisher = Lukoil
issue = 1
year =2008
url= http://www.oilru.com/or/34/653/
accessdate =2008-08-22] cite news
url= http://www.neurope.eu/articles/78854.php
title= LUKoil company to sell oil, gas from Uzbekistan
publisher= New Europe
issue = 750
date=2007-10-14
accessdate=2008-08-22]

History

The Production Sharing Agreement on the project was signed between Lukoil and Uzbekneftegaz on 16 June 2004 in Tashkent in the presence of the presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan. The agreement came into force on 24 November 2004 and will be in force until 2039.cite news
url= http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=34271
title= LUKOIL Overseas Starts Development Drilling on Khauzak Block in Uzbekistan
publisher= The Journal of Turkish Weekly
date=2006-07-01
accessdate=2008-08-22] Output is to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis.

On 8 September 2005, the agreement on creating a consortium comprising Uzbekneftegaz, Lukoil, Petronas, Korea National Oil Corporation and China National Petroleum Corporation was signed in Tashkent.Cite journal
title =Getting off to a good start
journal = Oil of Russia
publisher = Lukoil
issue = 1
year =2006
url= http://www.oilru.com/or/26/450/
accessdate =2008-08-22] However, this agreement is not implemented.

The drilling of development wells in the Khausak gas field started on 1 July 2006. The Khausak field was inaugurated on 29 November 2007.Cite news
title =Russia, Uzbekistan light flame at major gas field
author = Sergei Karpukhin
publisher = Reuters
date =2007-11-29
url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL2987617820071129
accessdate =2008-08-22]

Development

Confirmed geological reserves of natural gas in the project area amount to 329 billion cubic metres (bcm). It is expected that the project iwill produce 207 bcm of gas over its lifetime with maximum annual output of 11 bcm, expected to reach by 2013.

The project comprises a gas processing plant, plans for drilling more than 170 production wells (15 wells already on stream at the Khausak field) and construction of convert|1500|km|mi|-2 of pipelines. In addition, the project foresees construction of two compressor plants, gas gathering stations, shift camps, high-voltage power transmission lines and a separate convert|1400|km|mi long railroad track, motorways and access roads.

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