I recently stumbled upon some jaw-dropping news: Russia is on the verge of a second year of record-breaking oil drilling in 2023. Yeah, you heard it right! Despite all those pesky Western sanctions, Moscow is turning up the heat on its oil drilling game.
Now, you might be wondering, how on earth is this happening? Well, folks, it turns out that Russia is way more independent in its oil-field services than we’ve been led to believe. According to Ronald Smith, the oil and gas guru from Moscow, this independence is a game-changer.
In the first 11 months of 2023, Russia drilled oil production wells with a total depth of a whopping 28,100 kilometers! That’s like drilling through the Earth and then some. And get this — it’s set to beat the previous year’s post-Soviet record. Talk about putting the pedal to the metal!