Investments to oil and gas complex of Russia till 2020 will make 15 trillion rubles

Last year investments to oil and gas complex of Russia made 2 trillion 500 milliard rubles. With consideration of purchases of companies of the sector this figure made 5 trillion rubles. This information was given by the minister of energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak on the opening of the Russian oil and gas forum.

At that, till 2020 investments to oil and gas are evaluated in 15 trillion rubles, and with consideration of purchases – up to 30 trillion rubles for the same period of time, as IA "Interfax" informs. As the minister notes, during 2 months of this year in Russia oil extraction increased on 0.7 percent – up to 86 million tons. Drilling grew on 19.2 percent in comparison to January-February of last year. 641 milliard cubic meters of gas were extracted in 2014, in the prospect growth up to 885 milliard cubic meters is planned. The ministry for energy hopes that Russia will be able to keep amounts of oil extraction achieved last year, till 2030-2035. In 2014 Russia increased extraction up to 526 million tons. Also Alexander Novak informs that the Ministry for energy sets the task on decrease of a share of imported equipment in oil and gas sector of the country from 60 to 43 percent. The talk is about a common share of import touching upon 12 directions of work of the branch. The most problematic are: technology on hydraulic fracturing of a layer, where a share of imported equipment achieves for 83 percent, equipment for production of liquefied natural gas, where a share of import achieves for 80 percent, and equipment for the shelf, where a share of import makes 90 percent.