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On February 28, Russia celebrates Arctic Day, which aims to draw attention to the issue of preserving the nature of this unique region.
Rosneft pays special attention to environmental issues and the preservation of biodiversity in the Arctic region. Since 2012, the Company has been implementing the largest comprehensive scientific research program in the Arctic since Soviet times. During this time, more than 50 expeditions have been conducted, and a unique array of information about the region has been collected. Geological, oceanographic, hydrometeorological and environmental research is carried out in cooperation with key scientific institutes of the country.
The Company’s expeditions are unprecedented in their scale – research is conducted of the waters of the northern seas, the seabed, the coastal zone, glaciers and icebergs, as well as animal bioindicators. The results of many years of work on studying the region are presented in the ecological atlases of Rosneft and the non-governmental development institute Innopraktika, and are also reflected in numerous documentaries filmed with the support of the Company.
In 2024, Rosneft, together with scientists from the country’s leading research institutes, launched a new corporate biodiversity conservation program called Tamura. Its goal is to update information on the state of the region’s key animal species, including its bioindicators.
During the first field season alone, Rosneft organized 5 expeditions in the north of Krasnoyarsk Krai, during which studies were conducted of the Kara subpopulation of polar bears, wild reindeer, and rare bird species. The total length of air routes was almost 17,000 km, and water routes – more than 3,000 km.
At the mouth of the Yenisei River on the Brekhov Islands, scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences recorded 60 rare bird species. As part of the program, Rosneft, together with SFU, also continued long-term research into the wild reindeer population. In addition, on the northwestern coast of Taimyr and the islands of the Kara Sea, the Company’s scientists conducted a polar bear census during the ice-free period, recording 50 Arctic predators. In 2025, scientists are faced with the task of conducting the first full-scale aerial census of the Kara polar bear subpopulation in Russian practice.
The data obtained will allow scientists to draw conclusions about the state of ecosystems and develop measures to preserve the biodiversity of the Arctic region. In total, ten expeditions will be conducted over four years.
In addition, Rosneft, together with Innopraktika and the Center for Full Genome Sequencing, are implementing a unique project to create a genomic database of living organisms in the Russian Arctic. This information is necessary for long-term planning of sustainable development of the region and preservation of its fragile ecosystems. Among the priority works is the assembly of the full genome of the polar bear.
Since 2013, Rosneft has been caring for all polar bears living in Russian zoos. Currently, the Company patronizes 35 polar bears in 16 zoos in the country, providing them with care, feeding, veterinary support, and updating their enclosures. With the Company’s support, special toys have been developed to increase the animals’ physical activity. In addition, Rosneft is implementing a program to rescue and rehabilitate young polar bears left in the wild without their mother’s care. Thanks to the Company’s support, six orphaned bear cubs have already been rescued in the Russian sector of the Arctic since 2016.
Rosneft and Innopraktika are also implementing a large-scale environmental project in the White Sea. As part of the expeditions, scientists have repeated the route of the famous Soviet hydrobiologist Konstantin Deryugin, which he completed more than 100 years ago. Specialists plan to obtain data on the current state of the White Sea biota and assess the changes in the region’s ecosystems that have occurred over the past 100 years.
This year, Rosneft continued geological exploration of the Arctic. The project, which has been implemented since 2020, already covers all the seas of the Russian Arctic. The goal of the expeditions is to obtain core samples to build a reliable geological model of the studied regions, as well as to estimate the length of the Russian continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft February 28, 2025
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