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Date submitted2023-11-15
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Date accepted2024-09-24
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Date published2024-12-25
Development and validation of an approach to the environmental and economic assessment of decarbonization projects in the oil and gas sector
- Authors:
- Nadezhda A. Sheveleva
This article addresses the problem of selecting a priority decarbonization project for an oil and gas company aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The wide range of decarbonization options and assessment methods prompted the development of a comprehensive ranking system for project selection. This system incorporates both internal and external factors of project implementation, a two-stage algorithm that filters out unsuitable projects taking into account sustainable development goals, and a quantitative evaluation approach using absolute and relative indicators. The proposed system evaluates decarbonization projects by considering not only the reduction of emissions in both absolute and relative terms, but also the broader environmental, social, and economic aspects relevant to the oil and gas company and the national economy. It includes a ranking mechanism for identifying priority projects and integrates carbon regulation incentives and green taxonomy tools into the economic assessment for more precise comparative analysis. The quantitative assessment in absolute terms involves a specialized net present value calculation, which accounts for revenue from both carbon credit sales and the potential sale of new low-carbon products, if applicable. The proposed assessment provides for targeted analysis of specific performance indicators, such as the cost per unit of emissions reduced, tax and social security contributions per unit of emissions reduced, energy efficiency improvements, and other indicators used for additional assessments of projects under otherwise equal conditions.
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Date submitted2019-02-26
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Date accepted2019-05-22
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Date published2019-08-23
Systemic Diagnostics of the Arctic Industry Development Strategy
The article analyzes organizational and economic problems of the industry in the Arctic and discloses methods and tools for researching these problems. An attempt to use the method of system diagnostics is made, which has established itself as a basis for determining the development strategy of industry in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF). This method allows to explore the mechanism of natural resources development in the Arctic, such as hydrocarbons and marine biological resources; as well as the organization of logistics and transport corridors for trade of goods produced in the North and in the central regions of Russia. The role, significance and content of the strategy as an essential element of the system for managing natural wealth development in the Arctic in the context of its growing importance in development of global transport corridor are revealed. Importance of a systematic approach to the development of industry in the Arctic is substantiated, it will ensure development of all investors interested in this region; will allow the state, large corporations, small and medium-sized businesses to work together for the long term. The proposed method for system diagnostics of strategizing the development of industrial potential in the AZRF can be used in the implementation of «Development Strategy for the Arctic Region» as part of roadmap realization for the Arctic region.
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Date submitted2018-09-08
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Date accepted2018-10-27
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Date published2019-02-22
Special strategy of treatment of difficulty-profile conical screw surfaces of single-screw compressors working bodies
- Authors:
- A. S. Vasilev
- A. A. Goncharov
The article deals with the problems arising during the shaping of complex profile tapered helical surfaces. These surfaces form the geometry of the working bodies of single-screw miniature compressors, which have great prospects for use in mobile miniature compressor plants, which is especially important for medical and space technology, robotics, oil and gas and mining industries. Due to the fact that the capabilities of existing CAD systems do not allow obtaining three-dimensional models of these surfaces, the problem of preparing a control program for a CNC machine arises, since the calculation of the tool path in CAM systems when processing complex surfaces is impossible without a three-dimensional surface model. To solve the problem, an automated programming system was developed that implements a formalized toolpath calculation in accordance with the proposed special processing strategy for conical helical surfaces. As the initial data for calculating the toolpath, the system needs information about the tool geometry and the helical surface in a parametric form, which makes it possible to abandon the construction of a three-dimensional surface model. The results of processing prototypes for the proposed strategy are given.
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Date submitted2015-12-13
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Date accepted2016-02-02
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Date published2016-12-23
Corporate social responsibility in coal industry (practices of russian and european companies)
- Authors:
- T. V. Ponomarenko
- R. Volnik
- O. A. Marinina
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is built on interaction between companies and the society which is especially important for major companies that exploit natural resources and play the role of city-forming socially significant entities. Various interpretations of the notion of social responsibility define the varying levels of influence companies have on the society, different levels of contribution of companies in the said process and the degree and level of implementation of CSR. The relations between social responsibility and economic results and the effects of implementing CSR policies are often not obvious. This study offers an assessment of present-day state of corporate social responsibility policies in coal companies of Russia and Poland and formulates proposals on implementing social responsibility projects with consideration of state-of-the-art CSR concepts. The results of the study are as follows: the achieved level of social responsibility in coal companies of Russia and Poland has been assessed; it is proven that most companies in the coal industry are at the level of fragmentary application of CSR concepts; an analysis has been carried out of tools available in the area of social responsibility of coal companies.
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Date submitted2015-07-30
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Date accepted2015-09-11
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Date published2016-02-24
Principles of corporate communications management system development for mineral resources companies
- Authors:
- A. B. Makhovikov
The article shows the benefits of using unified communications for the management of mineral resources companies and discusses some principles of a modern corporate communications system providing the guaranteed encryption of all transmitted information (voice, text and files). The system structure, its operations and technologies, necessary for the creation of such a system, are substantiated. The secure corporate communication system developed at the National Mineral Resources University (Mining University) is described, and its comparison with other domestic and foreign systems is provided.
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Date submitted2008-11-08
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Date accepted2009-01-08
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Date published2009-12-11
The main targets of strategic planning of the Russian vertically-integrated oil-gas companies
- Authors:
- A. V. Zhimirova
The article discusses main goals and targets of strategic planning in oil companies considering the example of leading vertically-integrated oil-gaz companies. The impact of oil industry on the country’s macroeconomic indices is shown. Besides, main directions of big companies’ activity are analyzed. Special corporate features considered in the companies’ strategic plans should be correlated with the State Energy strategy.
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Date submitted2008-11-19
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Date accepted2009-01-09
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Date published2009-12-11
Improvement of Russian coal industry development strategy
- Authors:
- A. N. Martemyanova
The work is dedicated to the problems of Russian energy safety by means of perfecting and optimization of the developing strategy of coal industry. The condition of Russian coal industry was analyzed and the main factors, that have an influence on it, were determined. The vision and the main aims of the developing strategy of coal industry and the recommendations of the coal industry state regulation mechanism perfection for the long period were defined in the article.
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Date submitted2008-11-01
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Date accepted2009-01-14
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Date published2009-12-11
The decision of problem of rational use associated petroleum gas: administrative aspect
- Authors:
- E. A. Solovyova
- V. A. Ledovskikh
The kernel of the problem of associated petroleum gas rational use in Russia is stated in the article; the analyses of reasons that are obstacles in the way of associated petroleum gas utilization is fulfilled; the main directions of economic mechanism based on state-private cooperation in the sphere of production and use of associated petroleum gas are offered.
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Date submitted2008-11-16
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Date accepted2009-01-30
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Date published2009-12-11
Social and ecological responsibility of mineral and raw materials companies
- Authors:
- A. O. Kharchenko
In this article the author describes the basic concept of the corporate social responsibility, analyzes main features and standards of making of social reports of major companies. Specificity of reports in the Russian companies is allocated, and some offers with a view of activization of promotion both further ordering CSR and the eco-reporting in the Russian Federation on the basis of introducing new administrative and economic methods.