Conservation problems of future arctic oil and gas extraction

A brief survey is given of the environmental issues arising from offshore oil and gas extraction, with the planned development of the Shtokman and Prirazlomnoe fields in the Barents Sea serving as an illustration. The authors draw on the experience gained by the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute,...

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Published inHerald of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 352 - 355
Main Authors Matishov, G. G., Matishov, D. G., Denisov, V. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.08.2009
Subjects
Barents Sea
Biology
Chemistry/Food Science
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Engineering
Environment
Environmental engineering
Environmental Problems
Extraction
Life Sciences
Marine
Natural gas
Oceans
Offshore
Social Sciences
PNE, Barents Sea
PN, Arctic
Russia, Murmansk
Continental Shelf
Murmansk Marine Biological Institute
Greenland Halibut
Environmental Impact Analysis
Ocean Biology
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Summary:A brief survey is given of the environmental issues arising from offshore oil and gas extraction, with the planned development of the Shtokman and Prirazlomnoe fields in the Barents Sea serving as an illustration. The authors draw on the experience gained by the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, RAS, over years of research in environmental engineering and ocean biology.
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ISSN:1019-3316
1555-6492
DOI:10.1134/S1019331609040054