2023 has become a fruitful year for Belarusian oil workers in discovering new fields. The volume of black gold production also set a record of 1876,000 tons of oil. According to Belorusneft, this is a record figure for 28 years. Another important indicator is rock penetration. Last year, 220,000 meters were covered. Thus, Belarusian oil workers were the first in the CIS countries to use advanced technology and set an absolute record for the number of stages of hydraulic fracturing per day. The beginning of 2024 was also marked by new discoveries. A new deposit of black gold has been discovered in Gomel region.