“In the near future, it is planned to put into commercial development the first two fields - these are the Payakhskoye and Ichemminskoye deposits.

The launch of these fields is expected in our plan in 2024,” Chernov said in a statement.

According to him, at the moment the company is conducting exploration at more than 20 new sites of the Vostok Oil project.

On June 29, Rosneft geologists discovered a large oil field on the shelf of the Pechora Sea.