据路透社看到的行业消息人士和工业数据显示，俄罗斯西西伯利亚主要产油区汉特-曼西斯克（尤格拉）3月份增加了油井钻探，试图在俄罗斯减产的情况下保持产能。

该地区石油产量约占俄罗斯总产量的40%。其储量已基本枯竭，当地生产商正在探索新地区，例如东西伯利亚和北极开采石油。

数据显示，3月份该地区新开井402口，环比2月份增长34%，环比增长23%。

这也高于 2022 年月均新井数量 365 口。

去年，该地区生产了约 2.23 亿吨石油和凝析油（4.5 MMbbl/d），而俄罗斯总产量为 5.35 亿吨。

能源副部长帕维尔·索罗金上周表示，预计俄罗斯石油产量将保持稳定直至2025年。

然而，俄罗斯决定在年底前将产量削减约50万桶/日，以帮助平衡市场。

据经纪公司 BCS 称，俄罗斯越来越多地使用新技术，包括水平钻井和水力压裂，因为在储量枯竭的情况下生产石油变得越来越困难。 

Russia's main oil-producing region of Khanty-Mansiisk (Yugra) in West Siberia boosted oil well drilling in March as it tries to keep up production capacity amid Russian output cuts, according to an industry source and industrial data seen by Reuters.

The region accounts for around of 40% of Russia's total oil production. Its deposits have been largely depleted and local producers are exploring new regions, such as East Siberia and the Arctic for tapping oil.

According to the data, the region launched 402 new wells in March, up 34% from February and a rise of 23% compared to January.

That was also up from a monthly average of 365 new wells in 2022.

Last year, the region produced around 223 million tonnes of oil and gas condensate (4.5 MMbbl/d) out of Russia's total 535 million tonnes.

Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said last week that Russia's oil production is forecast to remain stable until 2025.

However, Russia has decided to cut its output by some 500,000 barrels per day until the year-end in order to help balance the market.

According to brokerage BCS, Russia has been increasingly using new technologies, including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, as it's becoming harder to produce oil at depleted reserves.