Velikoye oilfield: The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources has confirmed that the recently discovered Velikoye oilfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region is the largest to be found in over 20 years. Close to the Caspian Sea, the oilfield is ultimately owned by Vnukovo Airport chairman Vitaly Vantsev and has projected reserves of 300m tonnes of oil and 90bn m³ of gas. Kommersant