Resource Base of the Kaliningrad Region and the Prospects for Expansion

Summary In recent years there is a noticeable increase in interest in oil and gas of Baltic syneclise, and not only the Russian part, but also in neighboring Lithuania and Latvia. First this interest is connected with success of PJSC Lukoil in the water area of Baltic and the discovery of several oil fields, including D33. Authors based on the generalization and analysis of materials from different years, provide information on the state of the geological and geophysical study of the region (with the accent to the Russian part), tha main results of oil exploration in recent years, characterized by geological structure and oil and gas content, the state of resource base of territories and water areas, including sea bays. Given the proposals for continuing the work.