The process of development and operation of hydrocarbon deposits is strengthening its positions in the ratings of attention of subsoil users and the state. Dynamically changing political and economic environment, the need for timely and effectively coordinate their actions with agreements of international energy organizations, as well as changes in the macroeconomic environment, set new tasks for design institutes and make them resolve issues related to legal regulation and optimization of some aspects of relations between the subsoil user and the state. In our opinion, it is necessary to balance and optimize the procedure of project technical documents elaboration.
Rosneft Oil Company annually performs more than 300 project technical documents. A significant part (80%) of the project technical documents contains new and often breakthrough design technological solutions significantly increasing the efficiency and profitability of field development and government revenue. The prerequisites for the fulfillment of the second part (20%) of the new project technical document are largely associated with adjustments to the current plans under the influence of dynamically changing economic indicators in the country, and, as a consequence, the need of considerable changes of capital and operational investments during development. Such cases require a different approach to monitoring the implementation of the rationality of subsoil use, aimed at clarifying the tactics of decisions without changing the general strategy of field development. The state and the subsoil user are equally interested in mobile and timely document flow. For the subsoil user, as the author of the project technical document, the missed profit from the loss of the promptness of adjusting the tactics of decisions, the need to elaborate the "large project technical document" for tasks that could be solved with a proper change in the regulatory framework at lower costs are obvious. The removal of administrative barriers and the minimization of the costs of experts approval of "large project technical document" are primary for the state. In addition, both sides receive income due to operational and effective solutions.
We consider the implementation of the tool "Author's supervision of project technical document" as the solution providing the regulatory and legal framework modernization. This brief informational report carried out by the company (project technical document author) is aimed to control over the implementation of design solutions, technical and economic indicators in the current conditions.
References
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