Modernisation of the Russian Energy Sector: Constraints on Utilising Arctic Offshore Oil ResourcesFootnote

This essay is part of the Finnish–Japanese project ‘Russia’s Final Energy Frontier—Sustainability Challenges of the Russian Far North’ (Academy of Finland, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, V-P. Tynkkynen/S. Tabata, 2014–2016), and is funded by the Centre of Excellence on ‘Choices of Russian Modernisation’ (Academy of Finland/Kivinen, 2012–2017) and the project ‘Energy Policy in European Integration’ (Academy of Finland/Aalto, 2011–2015). For extensive assistance in compiling and formatting the material I would like to thank Iida Jaakkola, Pallavi Pal and Julia Simpanen, and for commentary, Terry Cox, Markku Kivinen, Andrei V. Belyi and Andrey A. Konoplyanik.

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