Yamburg gas field

Yamburg gas field
CountryRussia
RegionYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates67°54′N 74°51′E / 67.9°N 74.85°E / 67.9; 74.85
OperatorsGazprom Dobycha Yamburg
PartnersGazprom
Field history
Discovery1969
Start of production1986
Production
Estimated gas in place289,542×10^9 cu ft (8,198.9×10^9 m3)
Producing formationsUpper Cretaceous reservoir rocks

The Yamburg gas field is the world's third largest natural gas field located 148.5 kilometres (92.3 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the Tazovsky and Nadymsky districts in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russia.

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