{"id":234462,"date":"2021-05-24T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T09:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/?p=234462"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T08:32:57","slug":"%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%81-%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b1%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%8b-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%87%d1%83%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/en\/news-2\/234462\/","title":{"rendered":"Medvedchuk Related Company to Use Jackup Rig \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb Stolen from Ukraine for Drilling Glyboka Well \u2013 documents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Documents published by the Center for Journalist Investigations demonstrate that Russian company \u00abNovye proekty\u00bb will use jackup rig \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb stolen from Ukraine and tugboat \u00abFedir Urupin\u00bb for drilling the well at Glyboka field of the Prykerchenski shelf. The Ukrainian law enforcement bodies state that \u00abNovye proekty\u00bb are connected with parliamentarian and oligarch Victor Medvedchuk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Documents were uncovered by the Center\u2019s journalist investigation \u00abDeep Trap in Medvedchuk\u2019s Case\u00bb<\/a> (video version see at the Center\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Documents published by the Center demonstrate that \u00abNovye proekty\u00bb company registered in Russia is the \u00abclone\u00bb of Ukrainian company \u00abNovi proekty\u00bb. In 2012, the latter received special permission to exploit Glyboka field at the Black Sea shelf. Its Russian \u00abclone\u00bb is going to drill the first well soon.<\/p>\n

Jackup rig \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb is planned to be used for building the exploratory well \u00abGlyboka-1\u00bb. The jackup rig is one of so-called \u00abBoiko\u2019s Towers\u00bb seized by Russia during the occupation of Crimea and then stolen from Ukrainian state joint stock company \u00abChornomornaftogas\u00bb. The jackup rig was then illegally renamed by the Russian Federation to \u00abKrym-2\u00bb (see the Center\u2019s detailed investigation \u00abFleet of \u00abChornomornaftogas\u00bb. How Russia Hides its Crimes\u00bb<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u00abThe Schedule to implement proposals of the audit of jackup rig \u00abKrym-2 conducted from 29.10.2019 to 08.11.2019, in order to evaluate its readiness for building \u00abGlubokaya-1\u00bb well\u00bb is available online. It was expected that repairing works and replacement of the equipment of jackup rig would be finished by March 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

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The editorial board of the Center also has the letter of Anton Dornostup, the director of LLC \u00abNovye proekty\u00bb, to Aleksandr Kuznetsov, the head of illegally created \u00abGUP RK \u00abChernomorneftegas\u00bb. It is dated April 5, 2021 when preparatory works for building exploratory \u00abGlyboka-1\u00bb well were underway.<\/p>\n

The letter focuses on the supply of fuel for jackup rig \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb (\u00abKrym-2\u00bb) and tugboat \u00abFedir Urupin\u00bb with engines of Caterpillar company. They require high quality bunkering fuel, which Western companies will not supply to sanctioned Crimea. Mr. Dornostup asks the head of \u00abChernomorneftegas\u00bb to supply low viscosity ship fuel for bunkering the jackup rig and tugboat. The fuel must meet recommendations of Caterpillar and MARPOL 2020 standards (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).<\/p>\n\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442 \u041d\u041f \u0427\u041d\u0413 \u0431\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/a>\n

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Volodymyr Korchak, the supervisor of jackup rigs \u00abUkraina\u00bb and \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb in 2013-2014, believes that \u00abPetro Godovanets\u00bb will be able to drill at Glyboka field if specialists of \u00abChornomornaftogas\u00bb will repair it by replacing original spare parts with Russian analogues.<\/p>\n

\u00abGodovanets\u00bb will be able to drill if the depth will be 70 meters. It will be able to stay there. If the depth will be 100 meters, it will not. Because nobody will know what is going on at the seabed. The platform should be 23 meter above water surface. If they replaced broken upper drive unit and brought new drive unit and control systems from Russia, then, the jackup rig will work. The manufacturer of the control system at the jackup rig refused contacting with them. It refused changing burnt parts or even little things. But Russians can secure some level of technological equipment\u00bb, as Volodymyr Korchak told the Center for Journalist Investigations.<\/p>\n

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Volodymyr Korchak at jackup rig \u00abUkraina\u00bb Photo at Facebook \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u041a\u043e\u0440\u0447\u0430\u043a<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

As the former supervisor of \u00abBoiko\u2019s Towers\u00bb recalls, experts never mentioned \u00abGlyboka\u00bb field as the perspective field before the occupation of Crimea. However, he believes that company related to Medvedchuk received the permission with the purpose.<\/p>\n

\u00abMedvedchuk would not buy the deposit field for fun. It is likely that exploratory well was drilled there in 1970-80s. He would not get into the field in vain. But! I never heard about \u00abGlyboka\u00bb from personnel of drilling platforms\u00bb, says Volodymyr Korchak.<\/p>\n