Gazprom Neft is a vertically integrated oil company primarily engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, and the production and sale of petroleum products. Gazprom Neft’s corporate structure encompasses more than 70 exploration and production, refining, and retailing enterprises in Russia, the CIS and worldwide.

The company’s proven and probable reserves (SPE-PRMS) are estimated at 2.78 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (btoe), making Gazprom Neft one of the 20 largest oil and gas companies worldwide. Gazprom Neft is also a Top 3 company in Russia in terms of production and refining volumes. Total production in 2017 amounted to 89.75 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe), with refining volumes of 40.1 million tonnes.

Gazprom Neft’s products are sold throughout Russia and exported to over 50 countries worldwide. The company’s filling station network has more than 1,850 stations throughout Russia, CIS and Europe.

China National Petroleum Corporation is China’s largest state-owned oil and gas company. Its businesses include exploration, production, transportation and storage of oil and gas, as well as refining and chemicals and R&D operations. CNPC and its subsidiaries account for 34% of domestic oil supplies in China. The company is involved in more than 90 international projects and controls 63% and 37% of the domestic gas and oil product markets, respectively. CNPC employs over 1,400,000 people.

*Flooding, currently the key technology in the development of hydrocarbon fields, is implemented by injecting water into the field through injection wells. As water flows through the reservoir, it displaces hydrocarbons towards production wells and thus contributes to considerably improved efficiency of operations. The flooding technology can be further enhanced by adding surfactants and polymers. Surfactants provide for better displacement of hydrocarbon particles, while polymers increase water viscosity, helping to push oil towards production wells in a more uniform fashion. The creation and production of flooding surfactants and polymers is one of the most promising areas in the Russian oil industry.