Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the creation of the Barents Sea in the Kola Bay sea of four artificial islands. According to experts, this will greatly simplify the development of mineral deposits located in this region. However, this is not the first such project in Russia. RT found out for what other purposes the new land is being created.
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In the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea, four artificial islands... The corresponding order was signed on June 15 by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Kola Verf Company was commissioned to build new islands
On the islands themselves, a "Center for the Construction of Large-Tonnage Offshore Structures" will function, where complexes for offshore mining will be created.
"The center is intended for the manufacture of offshore complexes for the production, storage and shipment of liquefied natural gas and stable gas condensate on gravity-type foundations, offshore production complexes, as well as the repair and maintenance of marine equipment and equipment used for the development of offshore oil and gas condensate fields", - specified at website of the cabinet.
Kola Verf is a subsidiary of Novatek, which has decided to invest 25 billion rubles in the project. The project will help create about 10 thousand jobs and attract new investments to the region.
Experience is available
Russia began to create artificial islands several centuries ago, both for expanding territories and for military purposes. At the beginning of the 18th century, Turtle Island was poured in the Sea of Azov, where the citadel was located. Later, the island lost its strategic importance, but today, at low tide, you can still see parts of it.
And today in Russia, the creation of artificial land plots is actively underway. Roman Pukalov, director of environmental programs at the Green Patrol, noted that there are already such successful projects in Russia. So, in the Kerch Strait, fill dams were created during the construction of the Crimean bridge.
“There were similar projects, the same Tuzla Spit, which runs from Taman to Kerch, is in many ways an artificial structure. While building the Kerch Bridge, the spit expanded, filled up and changed, ”the expert explains.
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Bridge across Kerch Strait will connect Crimea and Krasnodar region... It is planned that it will become the longest in Russia. Its length will be 19 km. Motorists will be able to test the new bridge in December 2018.
As reported by RT, the builders have already completed the assembly of the railway arch.
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In 2006, the expansion of the western part of Vasilievsky Island began in St. Petersburg. The area of the new territories of the island will be about 476 hectares. The Marine Facade project is one of the largest coastal development projects in the world.
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The expansion of the island is not over yet, but there is already a specialized sea port which is popular with foreign tourists.
In the future, residential buildings, schools, hospitals and commercial facilities will also be built on this part of the island.
Solving many problems
According to Sergei Pikin, Director of the Energy Development Fund, this is an important step for Russia, since this moment There are still not many similar projects in our country. In addition, according to the expert, artificial land plots will help simplify production natural resources, since the necessary complexes will be located on them.
“The system of building artificial islands is the most advantageous because it will help solve many problems related to infrastructure,” the expert believes.
Ecologist Roman Pukalov notes that such a construction requires not only a well-thought-out project, but also an independent environmental expertise.
“The Kola Bay is a natural environment, you need to look very closely at how the current goes through the bay itself, whether it will hinder the movement of aquatic organisms, how long the work will be carried out in order to avoid the disturbance factor during the spawning period. All this needs to be carefully thought out, ”says the ecologist.
MOSCOW, June 17 - RIA Novosti. Four artificial islands will appear in the Barents Sea - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order on the creation of land plots in the Kola Bay for the Center for the construction of large-capacity offshore structures. This is part of a large-scale project to develop gas fields in Yamal, which is being developed by Novatek.
The construction contract will be concluded between Rosmorrechflot and OJSC Kola Verf (a subsidiary of Novatek).
The center is intended for the manufacture of offshore complexes for the production, storage and shipment of liquefied natural gas, as well as for the repair and maintenance of marine machinery and equipment used for the development of offshore oil and gas condensate fields.
The islands will be created at the expense of Kola Shipyard's own funds, the volume capital investments will amount to more than 25 billion rubles. The enterprise has already received the corresponding permission from Rosmorrechflot.
"The construction of the center will create about 10 thousand jobs only at the shipyard itself, increase tax revenues to the budgets of all levels, attract additional investments to the region, develop new high-tech industries," the document says.
Strategic investment project
A center for the construction of large-capacity offshore structures is planned to be created in the village of Belokamenka, Murmansk region by the end of 2020. The first dry dock is due to be commissioned in the first half of 2019.
In early June, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Novatek signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the conclusion of a special investment contract with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Government of the Murmansk Region, securing the intentions of the parties to conclude a special trilateral investment contract to create the Kola shipyard.
"To effectively develop the vast resource base of the Far North, reduce construction costs and increase the competitiveness of our future LNG projects, we believe it is extremely important to create a Center for the construction of large-scale offshore facilities in Russia. With the help of the Kola shipyard, we plan to achieve maximum localization of LNG plants on platform bases gravitational type and their readiness for production ", - said then the chairman of the board of" Novatek "Leonid Mikhelson.
The Governor of the Murmansk Region Marina Kovtun, in turn, noted the scale of the planned volume of investments - more than 50 billion rubles for the first stage. Therefore, the project was assigned the status of a strategic investment project of the Murmansk region, she explained.
According to Kovtun, the decision to build the center was also made because the region is simultaneously implementing a project for the integrated development of the Murmansk transport hub, which will provide west coast Kola Bay by railway.
Gas from Yamal
Yamal is the richest place in terms of gas reserves. According to the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Kobylkin, taking into account the resources of the Gydan Peninsula on Yamal, it is possible to produce more than 70 million tons of LNG. Novatek is actively working in the region.
Thus, the modules that will be produced at the Kola shipyard are intended for a new center for the production of liquefied natural gas, which Novatek plans to build on the Gydan Peninsula.
Its resource base will be the Morning oil and gas condensate field with reserves of more than 1.2 trillion cubic meters. The concept of the project involves the construction of a complex on platforms in the Ob Bay near coastline peninsula.
This LNG plant will be the second in Yamal. The first Novatek is already building as part of the Yamal LNG project, which is being implemented on the resource base of the Yuzhno-Tambeyskoye field. The total capacity of the plant is 16.5 million tons per year. In total, it is planned to build three lines, the first of them should be put into operation this year, and the enterprise will reach full capacity in 2019.
The seaport of Sabetta will provide year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route. The newest LNG carriers are being built to transport LNG - the first of them was recently named in honor of the French entrepreneur, head of the oil company Total Christophe de Margerie, who died in 2014 in the crash at the Vnukovo airport, and a total of 15 such vessels are to be built.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated that the launch of Yamal LNG at full capacity will increase the volume of gas exports by more than 10 percent and increase Russia's share in the world LNG market to 8-9 percent.
Four artificial islands will be created in the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea. The corresponding order was signed on June 15 by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Kola Verf Company was entrusted with the construction of new islands.
On the islands themselves, the Center for the construction of large-scale offshore structures will function, where complexes for offshore mining will be created.
"The center is intended for the manufacture of offshore complexes for the production, storage and shipment of liquefied natural gas and stable gas condensate on gravity-type foundations, offshore production complexes, as well as the repair and maintenance of marine equipment and equipment used for the development of offshore oil and gas condensate fields", - specified at website of the cabinet.
Kola Verf is a subsidiary of Novatek, which has decided to invest 25 billion rubles in the project. The project will help create about 10 thousand jobs and attract new investments to the region.
Experience is available
Russia began to create artificial islands several centuries ago, both for expanding its territory and for military purposes. At the beginning of the 18th century, Turtle Island was poured in the Sea of Azov, where the citadel was located. Later, the island lost its strategic importance, but you can still see parts of it at low tide.
And today in Russia, the creation of artificial land plots is actively underway. Roman Pukalov, director of environmental programs at the Green Patrol, noted that there are already such successful projects in Russia. So, in the Kerch Strait, fill dams were created during the construction of the Crimean bridge.
“There were similar projects, the same Tuzla Spit, which runs from Taman to Kerch, is in many ways an artificial structure. When the Kerch bridge was being built, the spit expanded, filled up and changed, ”the expert explains.
- globallookpress.com
- Serguei Fomine
The bridge across the Kerch Strait will connect Crimea and Krasnodar Territory. It is planned that it will become the longest in Russia. Its length will be 19 km. Motorists will be able to test the new bridge in December 2018.
The builders have already completed the assembly of the railway arch.
Projects for a Better Life
In 2006, the expansion of the western part of Vasilievsky Island began in St. Petersburg. The area of the new territories of the island will be about 476 hectares. The Marine Facade project is one of the world's largest coastal development projects.
- www.mfspb.ru
The expansion of the island is not over yet, but a specialized seaport is already functioning there, which is popular with foreign tourists.
In the future, residential buildings, schools, hospitals and commercial facilities will also be built on this part of the island.
Solving many problems
According to Sergei Pikin, Director of the Energy Development Fund, this is an important step for Russia, since there are not many similar projects currently operating in our country. In addition, according to the expert, artificial land plots will help simplify the extraction of natural resources, since the necessary complexes will be located on them.
“The system of building artificial islands is the most advantageous because it will help solve many problems related to infrastructure,” the expert believes.
Ecologist Roman Pukalov notes that such a construction requires not only a well-thought-out project, but also an independent environmental expertise.
“The Kola Bay is a natural environment, you need to look very closely at how the current goes through the bay itself, whether it will hinder the movement of aquatic organisms, how long the work will be carried out in order to avoid the disturbance factor during the spawning period. All this needs to be carefully considered, ”says the ecologist.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered build four new islands in the Barents Sea... They will produce equipment for the extraction and storage of natural gas.
The government decree states that in accordance with Article 7 of the Federal Law "On Artificial land plots created on water bodies in federal ownership, and on amendments to certain legislative acts Russian Federation"to determine that Rosmorrechflot enters into agreements with the limited liability company Kola Verf on the creation of 4 artificial land plots in the Kola Bay (middle knee) of the Barents Sea for the purpose of construction and operation of facilities" Center for the construction of large-capacity offshore structures (CSKMS). A complex for the manufacture of gravity-based bases and the integration of topside modules "without holding an open auction for the right to conclude such contracts.
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New plots of land will appear in the Kola Bay by 2020, and the cost of the project is estimated at 25 billion rubles. The government guarantees that not a single penny from the budget will flow into the Barents Sea - the Kola Verf LLC, a subsidiary of NOVATEK, will invest in the project. The company did not go through any tender procedures - at the disposal of the prime minister, it is listed as the only contractor.
The artificial islands in the Kola Bay will house the Center for the construction of large-scale offshore facilities, which will manufacture offshore complexes for the production, storage and shipment of liquefied natural gas on the shelf in the Murmansk region, as well as the repair and maintenance of marine equipment. The prime minister's order says that the new facilities will create about 10,000 jobs in the Arctic, as well as "increase tax revenues to the budgets of all levels", attract investment to the region and develop new technologies in production. It is known that construction will be carried out within the framework of the project for the development of Arctic gas shelves "Arctic-LNG", and the Gydan field will serve as the resource base for the center on the islands. It is planned that about 16.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas will be produced there annually.
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NOVATEK informs that the subsidiary of the Company LLC "Arctic LNG-1" won the auction for the right to use the subsoil of the Gydan block for the purpose of geological study, exploration and production of hydrocarbon raw materials. The license is issued for a period of 27 years. As a result of the auction, a one-time payment for the use of subsurface resources was determined at the level of RUR 2,262 million.
The company already has a significant raw material base on the Gydan Peninsula, including the Utrennee, Geofizicheskoye and Ladertoyskoye fields, as well as Trekhbugorny, Nyavuyakhsky, West Solpatinsky, Tanamsky and North Tanamsky areas. The Gydan block is located in close proximity to the Utrennoye field, which will serve as a resource base for the Arctic LNG-2 project. Obtaining a license for the Gydan block will significantly increase the resource base of NOVATEK on the Gydan Peninsula and consider new large-scale LNG projects of the Company. According to the Russian classification, the total resource potential of the site is 4,740 million barrels of oil equivalent of hydrocarbons.
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Licenses for the development of the Geofizicheskoye and Salmanovskoye (Utrennoye) fields on the Gydan Peninsula were acquired in September 2011 and are valid until 2031.
The Salmanovskoye (Utrennee) field, located in the northern part of the Gydan Peninsula and partially in the water area of the Ob Bay in the immediate vicinity of the South Tambeyskoye field, was discovered in 1980. In terms of recoverable reserves, it is the largest of the fields discovered so far on the Gydan Peninsula and consists of 34 deposits, including 16 gas, 15 gas condensate, 2 oil and gas condensate and 1 oil. The proven reserves of the field according to SEC standards as of the end of 2014 amounted to 259.8 billion cubic meters. m of gas and 9.6 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons.
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The geophysical oil and gas condensate field, located in the middle part of the Gydan Peninsula on the coast of the Gulf of Ob, was discovered in 1975 and consists of 35 deposits, including 19 gas, 12 gas condensate, 3 oil and 1 oil and gas condensate. The proven reserves of the field according to SEC standards as of the end of 2014 amounted to 125.6 billion cubic meters. m of gas and 0.4 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons.
In December 2014, Arctic LNG 1 LLC (a subsidiary of the Company) won an auction for the right to use the subsoil of the Trekhbugorny block located on the Gydan Peninsula and bordering the Company's Geophysical license block. The reserves of the Trekhbugorny area in the C1 + C2 categories of the Russian classification amount to 5.9 billion cubic meters. m of natural gas, recoverable resources exceed 1 trillion cubic meters. m of gas and 90 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons.
In 2016, NOVATEK continued full-scale geological exploration at sites on the Gydan Peninsula in order to clarify the resource potential of this strategically important region for the Company. In the period 2014-2016. a total of 5 wells were drilled at the Utrennoye field, the results of their tests allowed to increase the reserves of the field and confirm the higher productivity of the wells.
