PAO NOVATEK has reported its preliminary operating data for the first quarter 2019.
In the first quarter 2019, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 147.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 18.66 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 2,987 thousand tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil), resulting in an increase in total hydrocarbons produced by 14.6 million boe, or by 11.0% as compared with the first quarter 2018.
Preliminary natural gas sales volumes, including volumes of LNG sold, aggregated 22.18 bcm, representing an increase of 9.5% as compared with the corresponding period in 2018. Natural gas volumes sold in the Russian Federation in the first quarter 2019 were 18.77 bcm, whereas volumes of LNG sold on international markets amounted to 3.41 bcm.
The Company processed 2,693 thousand tons of unstable gas condensate at the Purovsky Processing Plant, representing a 2.5% decrease as compared with the corresponding volumes processed in the prior reporting period. NOVATEK processed 1,765 thousand tons of stable gas condensate at the Ust-Luga Complex, representing a 0.5% decrease in volumes processed at the facility in the first quarter 2019.
According to preliminary data in the first quarter 2019, petroleum product sales volumes aggregated 1,797 thousand tons, including 1,159 thousand tons of naphtha, 272 thousand tons of jet fuel, and 366 thousand tons of fuel oil and gasoil. NOVATEK sold 1,128 thousand tons of crude oil and 372 thousand tons of stable gas condensate.
As at 31 March 2019, NOVATEK had 0.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas, including LNG, and 772 thousand tons of stable gas condensate and petroleum products in storage or transit and recognized as inventory.
PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global gas market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project. 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 mainly 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 15% 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”.