History
The Yuzhno-Russkoye field was discovered in 1969. Preparation for the development of the field started in 1997. American oil company Moncrief Oil International claims that in 1997, Gazprom's subsidiary Zapsibgazprom and Moncrief signed a contract according to which Moncrief acquired 40% of stake in the field, a claim that Gazprom does not recognize. According to the contract Severneftegazprom was established as operating company. In the following years control over Severneftegazprom was gained by Itera and later regained by Gazprom. In 2004, Gazprom started negotiations with BASF and E.ON over development the Yuzhno-Russkoye field. The inauguration ceremony launching work on the field was held on 18 December 2007.
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