Criteria for the Environment Assessment After Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic

Authors

Aleksey Edelev
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Nikolay Yurkevich
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Nataliya Yurkevich
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Olga Saeva
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia

Synopsis

The paper reviews the impact of anthropogenic activities in the Arctic. An oil and gas field was selected as the object of study, on which only exploration drilling was carried out 30 years ago. Samples of soils, water and bottom sediments from surface water bodies were taken. An analysis of their composition was carried out in situ and in the laboratory.

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Published
April 12, 2020