BT SVAP has started the manufacture of large-sized pile piers at the Manufacture-Logistic Complex “SVAP South”, Astrakhan, as a part of the North Caspian, Rakushechnoe field development project of Lukoil. The piles are intended for the realization of the first project stage – sea platforms assembling/ The piles are produced of steel sheet up to 85 mm of width, the sections are up to 56 meters in length and up to 100 tons in weight.

The Rakushechnoe field was discovered in 2001, it is situated nearby the Filanovskiy field. Сommercial oil production is starting in 2023. The expected oil rate-plateau is 1,2 million tons per a year.