[1][2] Lukoil started geological survey of North Caspian Sea in 1995.

Exploratory drilling started in 1999 by using Astra semi-submersible jack-up rig.

The expected peak production rate is 2.5 million tonnes of crude oil and 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.

The platform was constructed at Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft factory and assembled at the Astrakhansky Korabel shipyard.

The offshore complex is supplied by power produced by using extracted gas.

[2][1] Produced oil is transported to the floating storage unit 58 kilometres (36 mi) away via a 300-millimetre (12 in) subsea pipeline.

[1][4] Oil transported by shuttle tankers to Makhachkala where it fed to the Transneft's pipeline system.