Open AccessMONITORING OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AT OIL AND GAS FACILITIES
Author(s) -
N.S. Pyatykh,
A.V. Grechischev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
èkologiâ. èkonomika. informatika. tom 2: geoinformacionnye tehnologii i kosmičeskij monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2500-123X
DOI - 10.23885/2500-123x-2021-2-6-93-99
Subject(s) - petroleum , arctic , environmental science , oil spill , fossil fuel , the arctic , satellite , diesel fuel , remote sensing , environmental protection , geology , oceanography , engineering , waste management , paleontology , aerospace engineering
The paper briefly presents a methodological approach to processing multi-zone satellite images of moderate spatial resolution. This approach allows detecting oil spill sites with sufficient reliability during rapid response and subsequent liquidation of the consequences of man-made emergencies at oil and gas facilities. The properties of modern, often used for monitoring territories, space remote sensing tools are analyzed in relation to the monitoring of man-made emergencies. The object of the study is the vicinity of the CHPP 3 of the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, where a major accident occurred on May 29, 2020 – a tank with diesel fuel was depressurized at the facility – and as a result of the spill, more than 20 tons of fuel fell into the waters of the Daldykan and Ambarnaya rivers. This is one of the largest leaks of petroleum products in the Arctic zone in history, posing a threat to the ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean. Processing and subsequent analysis of satellite images of the territory of interest and surrounding objects were made during the research. According to satellite images, it became possible to assess the scale of the environmental disaster.