FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE RATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES OF THE ARCTIC AND RUSSIAN SHELF: STRATEGY, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

Authors prove Russia’s leading role in arctic oil and gas production onshore and off shore The comparison of gas production volumes in YamalNenets Autonomous District and other regions of the World, including the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Persian Gulf are given. The forecast of oil production on the Arctic shelf is done. The basic natural and technological challenges of the oil and gas industry development in the Arctic, including the large-scale subsoil degassing, behind-the-casing fl ows and technogenic deposits of hydrocarbons are described. The most important aims of rational environmental management and direction of the Russian oil and gas industry development are distinguished.

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