The international conference "Arctic and offshore projects: prospects, innovation and regions development" (Arctic-2016) will take place in Moscow on February 18-19, 2016, the organizers say.
The key issues of the conference are aspects and prospects of Arctic and Continental shelf development, the role of Arctic region in meeting energy demand, legislative support for offshore projects development, international experience of exploration and drilling operations under challenging conditions in Arctic region with the use of modern innovative technologies, LNG, infrastructure, industrial and environmental safety, creation of favorable investment environment and international cooperation aspects.
Special attention will be paid to the development and interaction between federal regions during offshore projects development, regional and industry programs, staff training, social responsibility on the creation of decent working conditions and livelihoods in the North and the Far East. Special regional session will be devoted to these and other topical issues of offshore regions development, where the reports of the Arctic regions and Russian Far East heads will be presented.