The commissioning of Bovanenkovo is a new stage of development for Yamal’s huge resources

A significant event in the Russian gas industry is expected in autumn. In Yamal, commissioning of the Bovanenkovo gas field is being finalized, after which Yamal gas will be enter the united gas supply grid in Russia.

12.09.2012 00:00

We want to make the cold our ally

In the last 20 years, the number of enterprises that deal with permafrost research has dropped to a fraction of the number during Soviet times. But today the situation has begun to change, with a huge number of specialists, both young and well-known, now working in this field. Certain conditions have made this so: the study of the Earth’s cryosphere has stopped being the prerogative of only permafrost scientists.

30.08.2012 00:00

Climate change in the Arctic is a major challenge

Over the years, it is getting warmer in the Arctic, and no one argues with that. Melting of the permafrost is caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In turn, the greenhouse gases accelerate climate change. Monitoring changes will provide an answer to the question of what awaits humanity in the future.

23.08.2012 00:00

All interested carriers will have equal access to the Northern Sea Route

On July 28 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On amendments to certain legislation of the Russian Federation regarding state regulation of merchant shipping in the waters of the Northern Sea Route. The law amends the federal laws On natural monopolies, On inland waters, territorial sea and the contiguous zone of the Russian Federation and also the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation. This will help to resolve issues related to shipping along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

01.08.2012 00:00

Permafrost studies are interdisciplinary

For the next four years, the International Permafrost Association will be headed by Antoni Lewkowicz (Canada). The decision was made during the 10th International Conference Resources and Risks of Regions with Permafrost in a Changing World, held in the capital of Yamal Salekhard.

18.07.2012 00:00

We have given meaning to the Professor Molchanov cruise 

The comprehensive Yamal-Arctic-2012 marine research expedition system will start to study the environmental situation in the European part of the Russian Arctic.

05.07.2012 00:00

Study of the permafrost is one of the most important topics in international cooperation on the Arctic

The problems of the permafrost are a sphere of vital interests of Russia, since it occupies two-thirds of the country. At the same time, the permafrost is an important component of scientific cooperation for all the Arctic states.

02.07.2012 00:00

The Russian exhibition at the EXPO 2012 fair is striking in its scope

The EXPO 2012 World Fair, held in the South Korean city of Yeosu, was attended by 104 countries. The exhibition is entitled "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities" and focuses on the analysis and study of issues to preserve the oceans' riches, the effective use of its resources, and coastal development and preservation, including the Arctic and Antarctic.

15.06.2012 00:00

"The State Duma should review the law on the shelf"

The Russian Chamber of Commerce applied to the State Duma with an initiative to remove restrictions on the shelf for private oil companies. The Chamber of Commerce allows work on the shelf for both companies with state participation as well as private organizations.

31.05.2012 00:00

Challenges in eliminating the threats of ice in the Arctic may be fully resolved

Subsurface users who master the offshore fields in the Arctic should ensure that reliable structures are built that function safely in difficult climatic conditions. This requires the most reliable information about these conditions as well as data for designing.

17.05.2012 00:00

Yamal initiative: the protection of living aquatic resources under the control of federal subjects

In 2010, the Government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region launched an initiative to transfer the authority in the field of the fishing industry and the conservation of aquatic biological resources. Proposals on this issue and a list of authorities were outlined in a letter addressed to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Viktor Zubkov. Under the instruction of the Russian Government the initiatives proposed by Yamal were reviewed by the Federal Agency for Fisheries, which issued a conclusion about the inexpediency of the transfer of authority to subjects of the Russian Federation due to the fact that aquatic resources are federally owned.

19.04.2012 00:00

From the beginning the Northern Sea Route was locked in not by ice, but high tariffs

Russia is gradually increasing freight along the Northern Sea Route. If the flow of goods increases significantly, it will show foreign shippers and consignees that travelling along the NSR is possible and not so dangerous.

02.03.2012 00:00

The Arctic needs project managers

The amount of information about the Arctic has been snowballing over the last 4-5 years. This is due to global processes: climate change, the ability to use transport systems, extraction of hydrocarbons on the continental shelf of the Arctic seas and the continental zone and the production of bio-resources. This is changing the objectives of universities newly formed in the Arctic region.

29.02.2012 00:00

Perhaps there is a field larger than Shtokman

The exploration for hydrocarbons in the Arctic shelf is an issue of national importance. It is only possible to get answers to questions about the prospects of an area and assess the reserves and the period of commercial operation of open fields by using data from the regional and exploratory phase of exploration works.

19.12.2011 00:00

The era of Arctic business is approaching

The development of interstate business partnership in the Arctic is the most important and real trend. The time of general words is over, now is the time for specific action.

20.12.2011 00:00