Russia begins drilling at major Arctic oil reserve
Oil from the the Payakha field will be shipped to buyers along the Northern Sea Route.
June 19, 2019
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Operations at what could become the largest oil field in the Arctic began on June 13 when Russia’s Neftegazholding began drilling at Payakha, in northern Siberia.
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