Offshore Mineral Development in the Russian Barents Sea

Posted: 27 Jun 2000

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Arild Moe

Fridtjof Nansen Institute

Anne-Kristin Jorgensen

Fridtjof Nansen Institute

Abstract

Two Norwegian researchers examine the forces alternatively driving and hindering offshore hydrocarbon development in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea. The paper describes exploration activities beginning during the Soviet period and extending to the present, the status of the major development projects financed in part with foreign capital, and conflicting regional and central government interests involved in such development. Cover-age includes the emergence of Rosshelf, an oil/gas conglomerate formed to facilitate defense conversion activities of major naval shipyards. Critical to analysis of the projects? potential is assessment of alternative gas supplies and energy development strategies.

JEL Classification: O13, Q40, R10

Suggested Citation

Moe, Arild and Jorgensen, Anne-Kristin, Offshore Mineral Development in the Russian Barents Sea. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=224764

Arild Moe (Contact Author)

Fridtjof Nansen Institute ( email )

P.O. Box 326
Lysaker N-1326
Norway
(47) 6711 1927 (Phone)

Anne-Kristin Jorgensen

Fridtjof Nansen Institute ( email )

P.O. Box 326
Lysaker N-1326
Norway
(47) 6711 1913 (Phone)

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