Oil in Siberia Flashcards
1
Q
Constraints of extracting oil:
- Remoteness
- Environement?
A
- Closest village is 2 hours from Salym Petroleum drilling platform
- Airport is 185 miles away
- Soil is water logged
- Shallow lakes
- Swamps
2
Q
Why is equipment ageing and what are the impacts?
A
The internal debt crisis meant less money can be spent on pipeline maintenance and repair; which has caused:
- 3000 pipelines are broken annually
- Spilt oil forms toxic lakes, suffocates vegetation, ruins soil and water
3
Q
Economic disadvantages?
A
- Creates a dependency on the oil market which is not trustworthy and unsustainable
- Urbanisation of Khanty rural dwellers has created a demand for infrastructure
4
Q
Social disadvantages
A
- Loss of culture has caused deterioration of mental health
- Influx of new, westernised workers
- Sacred places have been destroyed like Imi Yaoun hill
5
Q
Environmental disadvantages
A
- Leaking pipelines caused 50 million gallons of oil to be spilt
- Permafrost is damaged by the pumping of oil, causing it to sink (subsidence)
6
Q
How much crude oil did Russia produce in 2009?
A
500 million tonnes of crude oil; half of which was exported
7
Q
Case study: Oil in Siberia
How much petroleum reserves does the West Siberian basin hold?
A
2.2 millionkm^2 of petrol and gas
