The Oil and Gas Industry and Sustainable Development of the Barents Region
Murmansk, Russia 9 - 11 November 2005
The international conference ”Oil and Gas Industry and Sustainable Development in the Barents Region” were arranged in Murmansk on November 9th and 10th 2005. The purpose of the conference was to create an arena where the participants could relate and discuss the mutual challenges and experiences connected to the petroleum activity, onshore and offshore. The conference brought together representatives from Russian and Norwegian NGOs, oil companies and members of the local community in both countries. On this page it is possible to download the presentations and reports held by the different speakers. The Conference was organized by the Northern Coalition and Bioforsk Svanhovd, by the support of The Barents Secretariate.
| Wednesday, 9 November Activity of oil and gas industry on coastal territories: economical, social and environmental aspects. |
Thursday, 10 November |
V. Kalayda
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Andrey Nenashev Environmental Committee of Archangelsk Region “Legal aspects of water area environmental safety provision in case of oil and oil product spills” Presentation (Russian) Report (Russian) |
| Nikolay Bitchuk Committee on Environmental Protection Administration of the Murmansk region Report (Russian) |
Asbjørn Larsen Nordnorsk Beredskapsenter ”Nordnorsk Beredskapssenter – Barents Training and Response Centre” Presentation (English) |
| Elena Kluchnikova, Oleg Sutkaitis, Sergey Zhavoronkin “Northern Coalition stands for environmental risk minimization and optimization of benefits for the regions” Presentation (Russian) Report (Russian) |
Vassily Korenev Murmansk Salvage Department (MBASU) Presentation (Russian) Report (Russian) |
| Alexei Bambulyak and Bjørn Frantzen Svanhovd Environmental Centre: “Status of Russian oil transport and Norwegian response system” Presentation (English) Report (English) (Russian) |
Bard Lappegard Lahn |
Teriberka municipality
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Jan Petter Mathisen “Environmental data sources in the Barents Sea. Real time observations and services to be supplied for oil spill forecasting in the Barents Sea” Presentation (English) Report (English) |
| Kirstin Biti Johansen Berlevåg municipality “Berlevåg – industry and possibilities” Presentation (English) Report (Englsih) |
V. Denisov ММBI “Strategical environmental assessment of industrial activity in the western sector of Arctic: approaches and priorities” Presentation (English) |
| Bjørn Kristofersen Statoil “Environmental Challenges and Statoil Environmental Strategies in the Barents Region” Presentation (English) |
Andrey Glotov State Nature Reserve ”Nenetsky "Monitoring of nature ecosystems in the protected islands close to the oil loading terminal and transportation route” Presentation (Russian) |
| А. Yevenko Murmansk Coastal Fishery and Fish farmers Association ”Fishery problems occurring with the development of oil and gas industry in the Barents Region” Report (Russian) |
Gunnar Reinholdsen Friends of the Earth “Environment and local democracy” Presentation (English) |
| John Devens Untied States: “Alaska - experience of challenges clearance of oil and gas industry development” Presentation (English and Russian) Report (English) |
Tonje Folkestad WWF Arctic programme "Mapping the most sensitive areas for oil development in the Barents Sea" Presentation (English) |
| A. Soloviev Sakhalin environmental watch “View from Sakhalin: environmental and social problems of Sakhalin Shelf. Activity of international corporations and our experience of influence on this activity” Report (Russian) |
Tatiana Serykh
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| A. Ozharovsky Ecodefence!, Kaliningrad “Oil extraction and transportation in Kaliningrad region: success and failures of public campaigns” Presentation (Russian) |
Friday, 11 November Press conference
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