The Ministry of Natural Resources Is Working on the “Continental Shelf” Project
The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation is still deciding whether the Continental Shelf project will be a separate federal project or will be included in existing programs, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov told RIA Novosti at the Eastern Economic Forum. “We are currently working …
MAGE Expedition Reached the North Pole
Scientific research vessel “Academik Fedorov” accompanied by nuclear “Yamal” ice breaker successfully crossed the North Pole. Marine Arctic Geological Expedition (MAGE) conducts geologic and geophysical works targeting on oil-and-gas prospect assessment of the Russian continental shelf outside a 200-mile zone of the Arctic Ocean. This research results is a part …
7th International Conference «Arctic Development: Step by Step»
Dear Colleagues! We remind you about privileged registration to 7th International Conference «ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT: STEP BY STEP». The Conference will take place in Murmansk on the 18th – 19th of November, 2014 supported by the Government of the Murmansk Region in the framework of the III Murmansk International Business Week. …
Development of the Russian Arctic Shelf: The Need for Accelerated Development Part 2
Vadim Kravets: leading Analyst Following on from Part 1 of this article which ran in issue 30 of ROGTEC, the article discussed how In early August 2012 the Russian government requested a revision of the draft Program for development of the Continental Shelf. On the whole, however, the government approved …