Gulf of Ob

Coordinates: 68°50′N 73°30′E / 68.833°N 73.500°E / 68.833; 73.500
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Gulf of Ob
О́бская губа́ (
Ob River
Ocean/sea sourcesKara Sea
Basin countriesRussia
Average depth10–12 m (33–39 ft)
Official nameIslands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.676[1]
Satellite image of the Gulf of Ob

The Gulf of Ob (

Ob River.[2] It is the world's longest estuary.[3]

Geography

The mouth of the Gulf of Ob is in the

Taz River
.

There are several islands near the mouth of the Ob, at the beginning of the estuary, such as

Ramsar.[1] Further north, except for a few islands located close to the shore, such as Khalevigo and Nyavigo, the Gulf of Ob is free of islands until it meets the Kara Sea
.

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

  1. ^ a b "Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Gulf of Ob". www.eosnap.com/ Earthsnapshot.com. Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Longest estuary". divingalmanac.com.
  4. SpringerLink
  5. ^ "Port of Sabetta". Ship Technology. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ Foy, Henry (2017-12-08). "Russia ships first gas from $27bn Arctic project". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  7. ^ "Yamal". Gazprom. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ^ Staalesen, Atle (16 December 2020). "Ships flock in icy Ob Bay as new grand seaport rises". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Novatek adds several trillion cubic meters to its Arctic reserves". BarentsObserver. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Our assets". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Here comes Russia's next grand Arctic seaport". BarentsObserver. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ "New Arctic terminal will be built twice bigger than planned". BarentsObserver. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Arctic LNG 2 is another LNG production-related project of NOVATEK". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

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