Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Ob | |
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О́бская губа́ ( Ob River | |
Ocean/sea sources | Kara Sea |
Basin countries | Russia |
Average depth | 10–12 m (33–39 ft) |
Official name | Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea |
Designated | 13 September 1994 |
Reference no. | 676[1] |
The Gulf of Ob (
Geography
The mouth of the Gulf of Ob is in the
There are several islands near the mouth of the Ob, at the beginning of the estuary, such as
Beluga whales seasonally migrate to the Gulf of Ob.[4]
Fossil fuels
Very large
A new port has been developed at Sabetta, on the west bank of the gulf, to support the Yamal LNG plant.[5] Commercial operation started in December 2017 with the loading of the first LNG carrier.[6]
Gazprom's Arctic Gate offshore oil loading terminal is in the gulf, designed to operate where ice could be over two meters thick.[7][8]
The fossil gas company PAO Novatek has since 2019 had permission for natural gas extraction from a major part of the eastern shore Gyda Peninsula.[9][10] In 2020 the company presented plans for construction of a major port for gas shipment. The port is called Utrenneye and the project is named Arctic LNG 2.[11][12][13]
See also
- Ob River
References
- ^ a b "Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gulf of Ob". www.eosnap.com/ Earthsnapshot.com. Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Longest estuary". divingalmanac.com.
- SpringerLink
- ^ "Port of Sabetta". Ship Technology. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Foy, Henry (2017-12-08). "Russia ships first gas from $27bn Arctic project". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "Yamal". Gazprom. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Staalesen, Atle (16 December 2020). "Ships flock in icy Ob Bay as new grand seaport rises". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Novatek adds several trillion cubic meters to its Arctic reserves". BarentsObserver. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Our assets". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Here comes Russia's next grand Arctic seaport". BarentsObserver. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "New Arctic terminal will be built twice bigger than planned". BarentsObserver. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Arctic LNG 2 is another LNG production-related project of NOVATEK". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.