Gazprom Nedra Conducted Integrated Training Exercises in the Barents Sea
At the end of October, integrated exercises on emergency response during drilling of exploration, prospecting and appraisal wells were held on the Arctic shelf. The event to ensure the safety of offshore exploration works was first organized by Gazprom Nedra LLC in the Barents Sea water area.
Apart from the company's specialists, representatives of PJSC Gazprom, the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, FSBI Marine Rescue Service, and contractors working on site took part in the exercises. Rescue, towing and support vessels, and an icebreaker were involved in simulating emergencies.
Gazprom Nedra specialists have extensive experience in conducting integrated exercises on the Arctic shelf
At the place of geological exploration, the event participants deployed booms to contain a simulated fuel spill, searched for and rescued people in the open sea, and practiced joint actions at the fire alarm signal using fixed remote firefighting systems (fire monitors).
The second stage of exercises involved training to locate, monitor, and change paths of icebergs to prevent their collision with drilling platforms. A potentially dangerous iceberg weighing about 30,000 tons was selected for maneuvers, its path was changed by 180 degrees, allowing to tow the iceberg to a safe distance.
In addition, for further practical application of ice monitoring and ice management, a Russian ice-drift buoy prototype was successfully tested during the exercises, using the Russian satellite communication channel Gonets and the GLONASS positioning system. The buoy may be placed both on the ice surface and on the water. The tested equipment has a number of modifications, in particular, to determine sea ice thickness with a thermal-profiling chain of sensors.
The exercise results confirmed the high-level coordination of interacting organizations, their readiness to respond to possible risks, and the sufficiency of available staff and facilities to eliminate emerging threats.
PJSC Gazprom takes the lead in geological exploration of the Russian continental shelf in terms of its scope and efficiency
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Gazprom Nedra LLC is a 100 % subsidiary company of PAO Gazprom and ranks among the major Russian multi-business oil and gas service companies. In 2019 Company production potential was expanded due to integration of Gazprom Georesurs LLC and Gazprom Geologorazvedka LLC assets.
The Company carries out a complete centrally managed cycle of exploration works in the RF and provides its clients with a wide range of unique geophysical and geoengineering services.
Gazprom Nedra LLC is the main source of Gazprom Group geophysical data in the sphere of raw materials production, reduction of operational expenses and geophysical activities efficiency evaluation, calculation of gas deposit and storage reserves, and environmental safety assurance.
Company subdivisions are located in all gas producing regions of Russia. Its staff totals over 4,500 people. Company administration offices are located in Moscow and Tyumen. The Company uses a based on the GOST ISO 9001 standard, a health and safety management system in accordance with ISO45001 and an environmental management system which meets the requirements of the international standard ISO 14001:2015 (GOST R ISO 14001).