Gazprom Nedra Conducted Integrated Training Exercises in the Kola Bay
An integrated emergency drill took place on 26 April in the waters of the Kola Bay to manage oil and petroleum product spill during the prospecting well construction on the Barents Sea shelf.
The event took place at the winter naval station of the Severnoye Siyaniye semi‑submersible rig. Along with experts from Gazprom Nedra LLC and the drilling rig crew, representatives of Gazprom Shelfproject JSC, the Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service, FSBI Marine Rescue Service, Dikson Marine Rescue Coordination Centre, the EMERCOM Nenets Autonomous District Department, and contractors’ employees participated in the training activities.
Severnoye Siyaniye rig will be mobilised to the Arctic shelf for the new navigation season
The Beysug rescue vessel and the Neptun transport and towing vessel joined the manoeuvres.
The drill proved that all services and units are ready to respond to possible risks
Participants in the event jointly acted to contain and clean up a simulated diesel fuel spill of over 800 tonnes. Training manoeuvres to deploy oil recovery systems, collect oily water mixture and transfer it to a vessel for further transportation and disposal, as well as sorbent treatment of the water area, proved that all services and units were ready to respond to possible risks.
Integrated training exercises under current legislation were first arranged by Gazprom Nedra in advance of the navigation season. It anticipates the adoption of the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plan for Arctic offshore exploration. The State Commission for Exercise Evaluation acknowledged that the organisational and technical resources available were sufficient to eliminate the greatest possible contamination volume.
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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 quality management system 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).