RUSSIAN GROUP TOURING U.S. OIL OPERATIONS

A delegation of 27 Russian energy officials in early December inspected the first of three well servicing equipment packages scheduled to begin in first quarter 1992 a 600-800 well workover project in westeRN Siberia. Pride International Ltd., a unit of Pride Petroleum Services Inc., Houston, is upgrading and winterizing the service rigs for duty in the severe Siberian arctic winter.

Dec. 16, 1991

Pride International Ltd., a unit of Pride Petroleum Services Inc., Houston, is upgrading and winterizing the service rigs for duty in the severe Siberian arctic winter.

The Russian delegation is on a trade mission to the U.S. to gather information on the latest oil and gas production technology and meet contractors that can provide needed equipment and services in Russia. The Russian delegation is led by Vikenty A. Kuzneteov and Vasily N. Musionko, both deputy general directors of Amalgamation Komineft, Siberia's state owned energy cooperative. The group includes representatives from Russia's primary energy producing states who have responsibilities over planning, engineering, project management, operational, and economic development functions.