Continuous gas exchange in the subsoil assets and on the Arctic sector of the Western Siberian oil and gas basin surface

The article is devoted to the consideration of geopolitical challenges for the analysis of geoenvironmental risks (GERs) in the hydrocarbon development of the Arctic territory. Geopolitical risks (GPRs), like GERs, can be transformed into opposite external environment factors of oil and gas industry facilities in the form of additional opportunities or threats, which the authors identify in detail for each type of risk. This is necessary for further development of methodological base of expert methods for GER management in the context of the implementational proposed two-stage model of the GER analysis taking to account GPR for the improvement of effectiveness making decisions to ensure optimal operation of the facility oil and gas industry and minimize the impact on the environment in the geopolitical conditions of the Arctic.The authors declare no conflict of interest

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РRINCIPLES OF ONSHORE FACILITIES DESIGN FOR THE OBJECTS OF OIL AND GAS COMPLEX IN THE ARCTIC SHELF

Construction of Oil and Gas Wells on Land and Sea ◽

10.30713/0130-3872-2018-11-62-68 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 62-68

Author(s):

M.A. Magomedgadzhieva ◽

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G.S. Oganov ◽

I.B. Mitrofanov ◽

A.M. Karpov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Arctic Shelf ◽

The Arctic ◽

Facilities Design

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To the issue of application of thermoplastic reinforced pipes for the construction of oil and gas pipelines in the Arctic

Oil and Gas Studies ◽

10.31660/0445-0108-2020-4-88-99 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 88-99

Author(s):

A. A. Tolmachev ◽

V. A. Ivanov ◽

T. G. Ponomareva

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

The Arctic ◽

Labor Costs ◽

Hydrocarbon Production ◽

Environmental Disasters ◽

The North ◽

Reinforcing Fibers ◽

Wear And Tear ◽

Oil And Gas Companies ◽

Reinforcing Layer

Ensuring the safety of oil and gas facilities and increasing their facility life are today one of the most important tasks. Emergencies related to rupture and damage of steel pipelines because of their wear and tear and external factors are still the most frequent cases of emergencies during the transportation of hydrocarbons. To expand the fuel and energy complex in the north, in the direction of the Arctic, alternative types of pipelines are needed that solve the problems of reducing energy and labor costs in oil and gas companies, reducing the risk of environmental disasters and depressurization of pipelines during hydrocarbon production. Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pipes can be such an alternative. This article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the materials of a composite system consisting of a thermoplastic pipe (inner layer) and reinforcing fibers (outer layer); we are discussing the design of the structural system consisting of polyethylene (inner layer) and aramid fibers (outer reinforcing layer).

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The Northern Sea Route as a Tool of Arctic Development

Russian Economic Journal ◽

10.33983/0130-9757-2019-4-21-44 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 21-44

Author(s):

Ju.V. Zvorykina ◽

K.S. Teteryatnikov

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

The Arctic ◽

Arctic Zone ◽

Investment Projects ◽

Northern Sea Route ◽

Important Region ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

Asian Pacific ◽

Simplified Procedure

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of Russia. The authors believe that climate change, gradually leading to the melting of polar ice, opens up new opportunities for the development of Arctic resources and navigation in the seas of the Arctic Ocean. Of particular interest to the NSR are non-Arctic countries, critically dependent on the supply of foreign mineral and carbon resources, as well as on the export of their goods to Europe. Among them, China stands out, considering the NSR as the Arctic Blue Economic Corridor as part of the global Silk Road system. The NSR is intended to become an essential tool for further development of the Arctic zone of Russia. Development of port infrastructure and creation of a modern ocean and maritime fleet will accelerate the pace of socio-economic development of this strategically important region. To do this, it is necessary to adopt a federal law on special system of preferences for investors, including foreign ones, implementing their projects in the Arctic. Among such preferences there are preferential profit tax rates, reduction in Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) rates, a declarative procedure for VAT refunds, a simplified procedure for granting land plots and unchanged conditions for the implementation of investment projects. In addition, it is important to make the NSR safe and profitable both in terms of quality of service and of price for the shippers. In particular, the payment for icebreakers’ escort of vessels should be competitive and reasonable. The largest Russian private and state-owned companies should be involved into Arctic projects. It is important to synchronize the Arctic oil and gas projects with nuclear and LNG icebreakers’ construction, as well as with the launch of two logistics hubs in Murmansk and Kamchatka. In this case, year-round NSR navigation will be organized, which will ensure the high competitiveness of Russian products supplied to the Asian Pacific markets.

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Trends and Prospects of Development of the Oil and Gas Sector in the Context of Digitalization

Economics and Management ◽

10.35854/1998-1627-2020-1-35-45 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 35-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. G. Kazanin

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Global Market ◽

The Arctic ◽

Business And Society ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Oil And Gas Sector

The modern oil and gas industry is heavily dependent on the processes and trends driven by the accelerating digitalization of the economy. Thus, the digitalization of the oil and gas sector has become Russia’s top priority, which involves a technological and structural transformation of all production processes and stages.Aim. The presented study aims to identify the major trends and prospects of development of the Russian oil and gas sector in the context of its digitalization and formation of the digital economy.Tasks. The authors analyze the major trends in the development of the oil and gas industry at a global scale and in Russia with allowance for the prospects of accelerated exploration of the Arctic; determine the best practices of implementation of digital technologies by oil and gas companies as well as the prospects and obstacles for the subsequent transfer of digital technologies to the Russian oil and gas industry.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods, such as analysis, synthesis, and scientific generalization.Results. Arctic hydrocarbons will become increasingly important to Russia in the long term, and their exploration and production will require the implementation of innovative technologies. Priority directions for the development of many oil and gas producers will include active application of digital technologies as a whole (different types of robots that could replace people in performing complex procedures), processing and analysis of big data using artificial intelligence to optimize processes, particularly in the field of exploration and production, processing and transportation. Digitalization of the oil and gas sector is a powerful factor in the improvement of the efficiency of the Russian economy. However, Russian companies are notably lagging behind in this field of innovative development and there are problems and high risks that need to be overcome to realize its potential for business and society.Conclusions. Given the strategic importance of the oil and gas industry for Russia, its sustainable development and national security, it is recommendable to focus on the development and implementation of digital technologies. This is crucial for the digitalization of long-term projection and strategic planning, assessment of the role and place of Russia and its largest energy companies in the global market with allowance for a maximum number of different internal and external factors.

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Drilling for the future: Gendered justifications of the Arctic fossil fuel industry

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s003224742000042x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

Author(s):

Sohvi Kangasluoma

Keyword(s):

Fossil Fuel ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

The Arctic ◽

Public Marketing ◽

Oil And Gas Fields ◽

Global Environmental ◽

Fossil Fuel Industry ◽

Fuel Industry ◽

Gas Fields ◽

Opening Up

Abstract Despite the global alarm caused by accelerating climate change, hydrocarbon companies are exploring and opening up new oil and gas fields all over the world, including the Arctic. With increasing attention on the Arctic, companies address the growing global environmental pressure in their public marketing in various ways. This article examines the webpages of Norwegian Equinor and Russian Gazprom & Gazprom Neft. Building on feminist discussions, I analyse the different justification strategies these fossil fuel companies working in the Arctic utilise in order to support their ongoing operations. This article concludes that in order to justify their operations in the Arctic, the Norwegian and Russian companies emphasise values based on discourses that have historically and culturally been associated with masculine practices, such as the control of nature enabled by technology. These justifications are thus reinforcing the narrative of the Arctic as a territory to be conquered and mastered. Even though the companies operate in different sociopolitical contexts, the grounds of justification are rather similar. Their biggest differences occur in their visual presentations of gender, which I argue is part of the justification. Approaching the fossil fuel industry from a feminist perspective allows questioning the dominant conceptualisations, which the justifications of Arctic hydrocarbon companies are based on.

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Deep Structure, Tectonics and Petroleum Potential of the Western Sector of the Russian Arctic

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ◽

10.3390/jmse9030258 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 258

Author(s):

Alexey S. Egorov ◽

Oleg M. Prischepa ◽

Yury V. Nefedov ◽

Vladimir A. Kontorovich ◽

Ilya Y. Vinokurov

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Deep Structure ◽

Sedimentary Basins ◽

The Arctic ◽

Russian Arctic ◽

Petroleum Potential ◽

Western Sector ◽

Gas Formation ◽

Evolutionary Genetic ◽

Tectonic Scheme

The evolutionary-genetic method, whereby modern sedimentary basins are interpreted as end-products of a long geological evolution of a system of conjugate palaeo-basins, enables the assessment of the petroleum potential of the Western sector of the Russian Arctic. Modern basins in this region contain relics of palaeo-basins of a certain tectonotype formed in varying geodynamic regimes. Petroleum potential estimates of the Western Arctic vary broadly—from 34.7 to more than 100 billion tons of oil equivalent with the share of liquid hydrocarbons from 5.3 to 13.4 billion tons of oil equivalent. At each stage of the development of palaeo-basins, favourable geological, geochemical and thermobaric conditions have emerged and determined the processes of oil and gas formation, migration, accumulation, and subsequent redistribution between different complexes. The most recent stage of basin formation is of crucial importance for the modern distribution of hydrocarbon accumulations. The primary evolutionary-genetic sequence associated with the oil and gas formation regime of a certain type is crucial for the assessment of petroleum potential. Tectonic schemes of individual crustal layers of the Western sector of the Russian Arctic have been compiled based on the interpretation of several seismic data sets. These schemes are accompanied by cross-sections of the Earth’s crust alongside reference geophysical profiles (geo-traverses). A tectonic scheme of the consolidated basement shows the location and nature of tectonic boundaries of cratons and platform plates with Grenvillian basement as well as Baikalian, Caledonian, Hercynian, and Early Cimmerian fold areas. Four groups of sedimentary basins are distinguished on the tectonic scheme of the platform cover according to the age of its formation: (1) Riphean-Mesozoic on the Early Precambrian basement; (2) Paleozoic-Cenozoic on the Baikalian and Grenvillian basements; (3) Late Paleozoic-Cenozoic on the Caledonian basement; (4) Mesozoic-Cenozoic, overlying a consolidated basement of different ages. Fragments of reference sections along geo-traverses illustrate features of the deep structure of the main geo-structures of the Arctic shelf and continental regions of polar Russia.

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Advanced submerged arc welding processes for Arctic structures and ice-going vessels

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture ◽

10.1177/0954405416636037 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 232 (1) ◽

pp. 114-127

Author(s):

Pavel Layus ◽

Paul Kah ◽

Viktor Gezha

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Arc Welding ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Welding Process ◽

Submerged Arc Welding ◽

The Arctic ◽

Correct Selection ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Welding Processes ◽

Submerged Arc

The Arctic region is expected to play an extremely prominent role in the future of the oil and gas industry as growing demand for natural resources leads to greater exploitation of a region that holds about 25% of the world’s oil and gas reserves. It has become clear that ensuring the necessary reliability of Arctic industrial structures is highly dependent on the welding processes used and the materials employed. The main challenge for welding in Arctic conditions is prevention of the formation of brittle fractures in the weld and base material. One mitigating solution to obtain sufficiently low-transition temperatures of the weld is use of a suitable welding process with properly selected parameters. This work provides a comprehensive review with experimental study of modified submerged arc welding processes used for Arctic applications, such as narrow gap welding, multi-wire welding, and welding with metal powder additions. Case studies covered in this article describe welding of Arctic steels such as X70 12.7-mm plate by multi-wire welding technique. Advanced submerged arc welding processes are compared in terms of deposition rate and welding process operational parameters, and the advantages and disadvantages of each process with respect to low-temperature environment applications are listed. This article contributes to the field by presenting a comprehensive state-of-the-art review and case studies of the most common submerged arc welding high deposition modifications. Each modification is reviewed in detail, facilitating understanding and assisting in correct selection of appropriate welding processes and process parameters.

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Energy outlook for the Arctic: 2020 and beyond

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247415000625 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 170-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Graça Ermida

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Oil Prices ◽

The Arctic ◽

Hydrocarbon Production ◽

Arctic Circle ◽

The Us ◽

Energy Issues

ABSTRACTAt least four littoral countries have Arctic strategies that address energy issues. However, US, Canada, Russia and Norway strategies up to 2020 and beyond, reveal different interests in exploring Arctic resources. While Arctic oil and gas are of strategic importance to Russia and to Norway, Canada and the US seem content with continuing their current extraction predominantly south of the Arctic Circle. Despite the different approaches, the outcomes seem strangely similar. Indeed, despite the hype concerning the Arctic in the last decade, and for very diverse reasons, it is unlikely that any of these four countries will increase hydrocarbon production in the Arctic during the period under analysis. This was true even before the recent drop in oil prices. For all its potential, it is unclear what lies ahead for the region.

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Emerging Oil and Gas Regions: Brazil, the Arctic, and West Africa

The Way Ahead ◽

10.2118/0111-003-twa ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 07 (01) ◽

pp. 3-3

Author(s):

Anthony Onukwu

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

The Arctic

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