Consideration of Geopolitical Challenges within the Analysis of Geoenvironmental Risks for Oil and Gas Development of the Russian Arctic
https://doi.org/10.32686/1812-5220-2019-16-6-50-59
Abstract
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
About the Authors
O. P. Trubitsina
Northern (Arctic) Federal University
Russian Federation
Olga P. Trubitsina
Russian Federation
Olga P. Trubitsina
V. N. Bashkin
Institute of physicochemical and biological problems in soil science RAS
Russian Federation
Vladimir N. Bashkin
Russian Federation
Vladimir N. Bashkin
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