Oil exploration in Russia: Prospects for reforming a crucial sector

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-329

  Moe, Arild ^a,b,c   Kryukov, Valery ^b  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Exploration; Licensing; Oil industry; Resource management; Russia

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL PRODUCTION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 77951724359     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.3.312     Document Type: Article

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