Oil and gas prospects of the European part of the Arctic shelf of Russia

Four oil and gas generation intervals have been identified in the western part of the Arctic shelf of Russia. A number of large and unique oil and gas fields have already been discovered and partially appraised, as a result, three potential hydrocarbon areas, still insufficiently studied, have been identified within the subject area. These potential hydrocarbon areas are the northern extremity of the Murmansk region in the Rybachy Peninsula, Franz-Joseph Land Archipelago and the North-Kara shelf. The assumption has been made that detection of hydrocarbon deposits in two first of the listed areas are most actual in modern conditions.