OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL PROSPECTS OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION WORK
Oil and gas potential prospects of epirift, rift and pre-rift tectonic complexes of paleorifts of the Western Arctic were specified, and also the prospects of Paleozoic, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits of the Barents rift system and the northern part of the West Siberian rift system were made more exact. The research confirmed some investigators conclusions that the discovery of new oil and gas deposits (including large ones) in the Western Arctic shelf is possible. The recommendations on exploration work are given in mid-term (before 2035) and long-term (after 2035) prospects.