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Far-East of Russia has the huge raw potential. However, for some reasons the serious difficulties in maintenance of fuel and gas supply are taken place. Large hopes of the population of Russian Pacific coast assigns to development of sea deposits of oil and gas of the Okhotsk sea and, first of all, of the projects "Sakhalin-I" and "Sakhalin-2". The development of these projects is connected with the decision of the whole complex of political, social, legal, technical, ecological problems Some variants of maintenance of Primorye Territory by fuel at the expense of oil and gas resources of the Sakhalin shelf are considered.
INTRODUCTION Russian Far-East, in particular, Primorye Tenitory potentially is the most perspective territory on the profound economic cooperation from USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, China and other countries. The main problem of maintenance of normal functioning of economic complex and social sphere in the region is regular power supply, accepted on the tariffs. During last years the deep crisis in a fuel and energy complex of Far-East has shown, that without creation of reliable system of maintenance by fuel resources of consumers of Primorye and Khabarovsk Territories it is not possible to ensure the economical and social stability in the region. On Primorye Territory, consuming the fourth part of all electrical energy and fuel of Far-East and Transbaikalia, the coals make a basis of fuel balance both locals deposits and imported from other territories. In general balance of natural power resources of Primorye Territory the coal share is 60%. Following proportions uses the total volume of coal consumption: 49% on development of the electric power (4 thermal stations), 25% - on heat distribution, 26%- on other needs. The coal deficiency in Primorye Territory has made 5 millions tons per year in 1996–1997. In Khabarovsk Territory a share of imported coal is about 10 millions tons annually.
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