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Scramble for the Arctic Offshore Oli & Gas Resources in Russia
occurred in West Siberia. Today Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug still accounts for 51% of oil
production in Russia (Ria Novosti, 2012). Currently, the state‘s policy to preserve and expand energy
production and exportation faces certain challenges. West Siberian fields are dwindling, and the oil
production is predicted to decrease by 19% by 2020 (Kezik and Ermakova, 2012). In addition,
geological surveys have been slow paced and modern energy production technology has not been
fully introduced. According to ―Russia Oil and Gas Report‖, published in 2011, in the future, an
increasing share of energy production will be produced outside of West Siberia (Business Monitor
International, 2011).
Source
: Russian Oil and Gas Fields in the Arctic (2011), RIA Novosti, retrieved from
http://en.rian.ru/infographics/20111007/167371478.html
, on September 10, 2013.