Open AccessApproach to environmental risk assessment in the design and operation of oil fields in the Arctic region
Author(s) -
V. V. Rukavitsyn,
Vladimir Ekzarian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/678/1/012032
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , risk assessment , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental impact assessment , environmental science , arctic , environmental planning , the arctic , environmental resource management , environmental safety , vulnerability assessment , environmental pollution , environmental risk assessment , environmental protection , computer science , business , environmental health , oceanography , geology , ecology , medicine , psychology , human health , computer security , psychological resilience , psychotherapist , biology
Environmental risk is the basis for environmental safety assessment for any object. Without a risk assessment, it is extremely difficult to control the permissibility of certain anthropogenic impacts on the environment. At the same time the active development of hydrocarbon production in the Arctic region, can lead to irreversible consequences for the environment because of the special vulnerability of this territory to man-made impacts. In this regard it became necessary to create a universal and practical methodology for the environmental risks assessment. This article proposes an approach to assessing environmental risks for the design and operation of oil fields in the Arctic region, which allows comprehensive reviewing of the environmental safety of hydrocarbon production, as well as prompt and optimal response to environmental pollution. The criteria for risk assessment, their significance, as well as the structure and methodology of the assessment itself are analyzed.