At the beginning of 2019, the Samotlorskoe field became a site for pilot testing of polymer proppant developed by scientists of the Corporate Research Center of RN-CIR LLC (part of Rosneft's corporate research and design complex). The innovative material is designed to increase the efficiency of well production when using hydraulic fracturing technology (HFT).

In 2018, the Company began replicating a project to drill complex wells with a large vertical distance and a total bottom hole of more than 6 km. The new technologies enabled access to undeveloped oil reserves in the regional zones of the field.  In 2018, 40 wells were drilled in the regional zones of the field.

In 2018, for the first time in the history of JSC Samotlorneftegaz, a record-breaking figure in terms of pass volumes was achieved. By the end of the year, it amounted to 1,277 thousand meters. 

In 2017, the State Duma passed a law on amendments to the Tax Code, according to which investment incentives in the form of annual reduction of mineral extraction tax for a period of 10 years are introduced for the Samotlorskoye field. The introduction of incentives for the development of the Samotlor field gave a new impetus to the development of one of the largest oil fields in the country.

In 2017, JSC Samotlorneftegaz started pilot operation of a drilling waste treatment landfill using the injection method. The productive capacity of the complex is more than 140,000 m3 of drilling cuttings per year.

In 2016, JSC Samotlorneftegaz set an industry record by drilling a 20-stage hydraulic fracturing of a well. Later, the positive results of the operation allowed to reach a new height by drilling a well with 29 stages of hydraulic fracturing.

2015 The Company is certified according to four international standards: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2004, ISO 50001:2011.

In 2013, the company was the first in the domestic industry to implement the Smart Field system. It allows for optimal resource allocation and equipment selection, more efficient use of significant well stock and reduction of operating costs. The project provides for: remote management of oil production facilities, energy efficiency improvement, rational personnel management, round-the-clock use of unmanned aerial vehicles to control production facilities.

2013 - JSC Samotlorneftegaz is acquired by Rosneft.

In 2005, Samotlorneftegaz JSC received a certificate of compliance with labor protection (CCLP), and in 2011 it was certified for compliance with the requirements of international standards OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2008.

In 1996, 21.56 million tons of oil was produced at the Samotlor field. In the 21st century, due to the use of modern methods of oil production intensification, its production doubled. Samotlorneftegaz JSC was established in March 1999 as a result of the reorganization of Nizhnevartovskneftegaz JSC.

In total, over 20,899 wells have been drilled over the years, and over 2.823 billion tons of oil have been extracted.

In 1981, a first billion ton of oil was extracted at the field. The peak of oil production (about 150 million tons per year) was at the beginning of the 1980s; due to intensive production in these years, the reservoirs began to water out and oil production fell sharply.

The Samotlorskoye field was discovered in 1965; it was put into commercial development in 1969.

Industrial oil and gas potential was found in 18 productive reservoirs associated with the Jurassic and Cretaceous systems, lying at depths from 1 600 to 2 500 meters. The initial production rate of wells is 47—1200 t/d.