Shtormove gas field

Shtormove
RegionBlack Sea
Offshore/onshore
offshore
PartnersChornomornaftogaz
Field history
Discovery1983
Start of development
1983
Start of production
1983
Production
Current production of gas
1,000×10^3 m3/d
40×10^6 cu ft/d 0.3×10^9 m3/a (11×10^9 cu ft/a)
Estimated gas in place
16.5×10^9 m3
583×10^9 cu ft

The Shtormove gas field natural gas field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea. It was discovered in 1974 and developed by Chornomornaftogaz. It started commercial production in 1983. The total proven reserves of the Shtormove gas field are around 583 billion cubic feet (16.5×10^9 m3), and production is slated to be around 40 million cubic feet per day (1.1×10^6 m3/d) in 2015.[1]

Russia seized the field from Ukraine when it took over Crimea in 2014. The Russian jack-up rig, Tavrida, was subsequently attacked and taken by Ukrainian forces in 2022.

History

Chornomornaftogaz first started pilot operations for the production of the field in 1993.[2] In August 2004, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introduced the field into full commercial development following the completion of an industrial development phase of it.[3] By 2010, the field's main production was done at the Marine Stationary Platform MSP-17, which had 16 wells, and the field was producing over 2.1 million cubic metres of gas per day.[4] In August 2012, the jack-up drilling rig Tavrida started conducting additional drilling at the field, although it was planned that in late 2012 Tavrida would be transferred to Bezimenne gas field.[5]

Following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Chornomornaftogaz and its assets - including the field - were seized by Russian forces. Shtormove continued to be operated under the now Russian-backed Chornomornaftogaz under guard by Russian special operations forces.[6] In April 2017, the Ukrainian State Service for Geology suspended Chornomornaftogaz's license for the field de jure over unpaid royalty debts, although it was still de facto controlled by Russia.[7] In addition to drilling at the platform, following the Russian annexation, military surveillance equipment was installed at the field.[8]

The Tavrida jack-up rig, which was stationed at Shtormove gas field, was struck by Ukrainian Armed Forces following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through missiles in June 2022, which damaged its helipad.[9] Later, in August 2024, Ukrainian forces again struck the MSP-17 at the field using a Sea Baby, with the Ukrainian Navy spokesperson, Dmytro Pletenchuk, later confirming the attack, claiming that Russia had used the platform for GPS spoofing, which harmed civilian shipping.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ukrainian Black Sea gas fields" (PDF). geoecomar.ro. 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Naftogaz history at a glance «Modern Ukrainian History» | Naftogaz Ukraine". www.naftogaz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Про введення у промислову розробку Штормового газоконденсатного родовища". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ↑ ""Чорноморнафтогаз" приступило до буріння нової свердловини на газоконденсатному родовищі "Штормове"". РБК-Украина (in Russian). 18 March 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Chornomornaftogaz additionally constructs facilities at Shtormove gas field in the Black Sea". UkrInform. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "The "Trophy Economy". The Development of the Stolen Ukrainian Black Sea Shelf / 2014-2021". BlackSeaNews. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Geology service suspends Chornomornaftogaz' licenses for Shtormove, Odeske fields over royalty debts". Interfax-Ukraine. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "What's the Gas Rig Ukrainian Navy Has Decimated and What it Meant for Russian Military". Defense Express. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ukraine Strikes Jackup Rig in the Black Sea for a Second Time". The Maritime Executive. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

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