Oil production at the Prirazlomnoye field is to increase by 16-19% in 2020, to 3.7-3.8 million metric tons, said Gazprom Neft Deputy CEO for Offshore Development Andrei Patrushev during the The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue 5th International Arctic Forum.

"As for Prirazlomnoye, this year we plan to produce about 3.2 million metric tons of oil, and next year, the figure should be around 3.7-3.8 million metric tons," Patrushev said, according to RIA Novosti.

Prirazlomnoye is an offshore deposit in the Pechora Sea, 60 km from the coast.

The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue 5th International Arctic Forum was held in St. Petersburg on April 9 and 10. The State Commission for the Development of the Arctic convened for a meeting on April 9.