Zarubezhneft has a considerable scientific and technological potential that enables it to provide full-cycle support of oil and gas field operations - from designing advanced computer-based models of oil and gas fields and reserves determination to oilfield development projects preparation and their further implementation on a turnkey basis.

Key components of scientific and technological support for oil and gas projects:

• establishment of computer database for initial geological and engineering information;
• computer-based geological and filtration oilfield modeling, including offshore oil fields;
• Oil and gas reserves determination, justification of final oil recovery ratios;
• Preparation of integrated technological schemes (projects) for offshore field development and construction;
• Preparation of engineering documentation for oilfield development;
• Preparation of programmes of geological and engineering measures for oilfield development efficiency enhancement;
• Field implementation of geological and technical measures for oil production intensification and oil recovery enhancement;
• Feasibility studies and viability evaluation for the inclusion of prospective offshore and onshore blocks in different parts of the world into the operation acreage;

• New integrated methods of oil recovery enhancement combining horizontal and vertical oil displacement based on the geological and filtration features of the productive reservoir;
• Energy-efficient thermal methods of oil recovery enhancement based on steam injection together with water flooding and air injection;
• Thermal-and-gas method of oil recovery enhancement with the application of air injection at light crude oil fields with high reservoir temperature ensuring in-situ transformation of injected agent into a high efficiency miscible displacement agent;
• Polymer flooding with the application of biopolymer and "temposcreen";
• Water flooding of fractured reservoirs using a combination of vertical, directional, horizontal wells and cyclic reservoir pressure maintenance.

As noted above according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated February 03, 2004 № 137 100% shares of Russian Interbranch Scientific and Technical Complex RMNTK Nefteotdacha was included into the registered capital of Zarubezhneft JSC.


The structure of RMNTK Nefteotdacha includes

• All-Russian Oil and Gas Scientific Research Institute (VNIIneft) named after Academician A.P.Krylov OJSC.
  
• Scientific Research and Design Institute Giprovostokneft OJSC. (Samara)
  
• Nizhnevartovsknefteotdacha CJSC
• Orenburgnefteotdacha CJSC.