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• Chapter 1: Oil and gas resources on the Arctic Con
• 1.1. Russia’s oil and gas industry - a historical
• 1.2. Oil and gas raw material base on the Russia’s
• 1.3. Strategy for developing the oil and gas poten
• 1.4. Oil resources on Russia’s Euro-Arctic shelf
• 1.5. Gas resources on Russia’s Euro-Arctic shelf
• 1.6. Development of offshore oil and gas reserves
• 1.7. Subsoil regulation in Russia
• 1.8. Companies operating on the Arctic shelf
• Appendix I - I
• Appendix I - II
• Appendix I – III
• Appendix I – IV
• Appendix I - V
• Appendix I - VI
• Appendix I - VII
• Chapter 2: Transporting oil and gas in Northwest R
• 2.1. State regulations and strategies
• 2.2. Existing transport systems in Northwest Russi
• 2.3 Navigation
• 2.4. Future plans for oil and gas transport in Nor
• Chapter 3. Environmental risks when extracting an
• 3.1. Environmental risk when carrying out geologic
• 3.2. Environmental risks when exploiting oil and g
• 3.3. The Environmental risk when transporting oil
• 3.4. The state of the environment in the Pechora,
• Appendix III - I
• Appendix III - II
• Chapter 4. Oil and gas accidents – prevention and
• 4.1. Accidents and incidents: causes and consequen
• 4.2. Oil spill classification and responsibilities
• 4.3. Drafting plans for eliminating accidental oil
• 4.4. Eliminating spills
• 4.5 The Barents Sea’s Emergency Rescue Organizatio
• 4.6. Assessing damage and fines
• 4.7. The role of public organisations
• Appendix IV - I
• Appendix IV - II
• Appendix IV - III
• Chapter 5. Environmental impact of oil and gas ac
• 5.1. The Barents Sea
• 5.2. Environmental impact of oil and petroleum pro
• 5.3. The key areas for preserving bioresources in
• Appendix V - I
• Appendix V - II
• Appendix V - III
• Conclusion
• Appendix VI. The future of the northern regions

Chapter 2: Transporting oil and gas in Northwest Russia

For your information:
A Continental shelf is the flattened part of the underwater, outlying bedrock adjoining the mainland which is characterised by a common geological formation.

This chapter presents information on the existing system for transporting oil and gas in Northwest Russia. It provides a description of oil and gas transport routes from the fields in the Timan-Pechora province, which currently represents the main source of fossil fuels in Northwest Russia, as well as from several fields on the Arctic shelf. This chapter examines the various methods for transporting oil and gas: by pipeline, by rail in tank wagons, and by sea using tankers. Information is presented relating to the volume transported and the operating companies, and the routes of the transport. Furthermore, the manner in which coastal and harbour terminals operate is also described, including their locations, operating companies, and capacities of the terminals, amongst others. The principal oil transhipment operations in Northwest Russia are identified.

This chapter also provides a description of projects planned for extending and increasing the capacity of the oil and gas transport system in Northwest Russia, in accordance with the basic strategies for Russia’s development for the period up to 2020. The following projects, which are planned to be implemented in the near future, are examined: the transportation of natural gas from the Shtockman field, as well as from the Bovanenkov and Kharasavey fields; the transportation of oil from the Prirazlom field; the Kharyaga-Indiga oil pipeline and the oil terminal in the port of Indiga; and the oil transhipment complex and oil reprocessing plant in the port of Lavna. Basic data is provided concerning the

For your information:
Russian production: The domestic market consumes approximately 2/3 of the gas extracted, while 1/3 is exported. Last year Russia exported 159,8 billion cubic meters of gas, of which 27,4 billion cubic meters went to former Soviet republics. Russia exported 233.147 million tons of oil, of which 18.711 million tons went to former Soviet republics.

technical and ecological parameters of these projects. This chapter will neither analyze the environmental consequences of the transportation nor account for the consequences if an accident takes place in the Russian north. This information can be obtained in the chapters “Environmental risks when extracting and transporting oil and gas” and “The impact on nature when conducting oil and gas activity” of this report. We also recommend the chapter “Accidents and Incidents – causes and consequences”. The information presented in the current chapter is accompanied by reference data, opinions from specialists, legal notes and illustrations.