International Arctic petroleum cooperation : : Barents Sea scenarios / / edited by Anatoli Bourmistrov. [et al.].

• Superior document: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy
• TeilnehmendeR: Bourmistrov, Anatoli.
• Place / Publishing House: London ;, New York : : Routledge,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge studies in environmental policy.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The Arctic region contains large amounts of natural resources considered necessary to sustain global economic growth, so it is unsurprising that it is increasingly susceptible to political, economic, environmental, and even military conflicts. This book looks in detail at the preconditions and outlook for international cooperation on the development of Arctic petroleum resources, focusing on Norwegian-Russian cooperation in the Barents Sea towards 2025. The authors provide a cross-disciplinary approach including geopolitical, institutional, technological, corporate and environmental perspectives to analyse the underlying factors that shape the future development of the region. Three future scenarios are developed, exploring various levels of cooperation and development influenced by and resulting from potential political, commercial and environmental circumstances. Through these scenarios, the book improves understanding of the challenges and opportunities for Arctic petroleum resource development and promotes further consideration of the possible outcomes of future cooperation. The book should be of interest to students, scholars and policy-makers working in the areas of Arctic studies, oil and gas studies, energy security, global environmental governance, environmental politics and environmental technology.

Table of Contents

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""PART I Introduction and scenarios""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Barents Sea oil and gas 2025: three scenarios""; ""PART II Politics, economics and experience of cooperation""; ""3 The international context for Barents oil and gas - Asia's double impact""; ""4 Resource management regimes in the Barents Sea""; ""5 Driving forces for Norwegian-Russian petroleum B2B cooperation: implications for the Barents Sea""

""6 Norwegian-Russian political relations and Barents oil and gas developments""""7 Norwegian-Russian cooperation on oil and gas education""; ""PART III Technology and the natural environment""; ""8 Structure of the geological section and the main features of oil and gas content""; ""9 Barents Sea hydrocarbon resource base and production potential""; ""10 Development of hydrocarbon fields in the newly delineated border area of Norway and Russia with emphasis on subsea development schemes""; ""11 Petroleum production facilities in Arctic operational environments""

""12 Crisis management considerations and designs in cold climate areas""""13 Environmental effects of oil and gas exploration and production in the Barents Sea""; ""14 Winterization of onshore facilities and outdoor work areas""; ""Index""