The development of Murmansk seen in a regional perspective

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1 MURMANSK REGIONAL DUMA BARENTS RUSSIA, REGIONAL COOPERATION Workshop: 06C02 The development of Murmansk seen in a regional perspective EVGENY NIKORA SPEAKER OF THE MURMANSK REGIONAL DUMA

2 Murmansk Region is 71 years old It is situated on the Kola Peninsula to the north of the Arctic Circle. Territory sq. km. Population about 840 thousand people 42 municipalities Good geographical and geopolitical position Unique natural resources: both the mineral and biological Non-freezing Kola Bay Open outlet to the ocean Northern Sea Route Border with Norway and Finland Participant of the Barents Euro-Arctic cooperation

3 Region in the National Production KOVDORSKY GOK JSC Apatit concentrate 100 % OLKON JSC Mica, niobium, tantalum % KOVDORSLUDA JSC Nepheline, baddeleyite Nickel 45 % 100 % «LOVOZERSKY GOK» JSC Aluminum and ceramic raw materials 35 % The branch KAZ-SUAL of SUAL JSC APATIT JSC Cobalt Copper Iron-ore raw materials 13 % 9,4 % 26 % KOLSKAYA GMK JSC PECHENGANIKEL KOLSKAYA GMK JSC SEVERONIKEL

4 Shtockman project Discovered: in 1988 Area: 1400 sq km Distance from land: 580 km Volumes: 3,8 trillion m3 of gas, 37 million tons of condensate Volume of production: 71,1 milliard м3/year Putting into exploitation: in 2013 Deliveries: in 2013 pipeline natural gas 14,2 milliard м3/year in 2014 liquefied natural gas 7,5 million tons/year LNG plant in Teriberka

5 Integrated Development fertilizers 14% удобрения 14% of the Murmansk Transport Nodal Point CARGOS удобрения 7% fertilizers 7% уголь 25% coal 25% 2008 год уголь 46% coal 46% bulked cargos 39% наливные грузы 39% 2025 год генгрузы 1% general cargos 1% наливные грузы 39% bulked cargos 39%! контейнеры 28% containers 28% генгрузы 1% general cargos 1% TURNOVER 25 mln.tonns mln.tonns December 8th, 2008 Russian Federation Government decree 1821-p On Implementation of the Integrated Investment Project Development of the Murmansk Transport Nodal Point Financial sources: Federal Target Program Development of the Transport System of Russia ( ) Regional Budget Private investors

6 Large-scale projects in traditional branches of economy 1. Chromite and titano-magnetite ore deposits 2. Apatite-nepheline ore deposit 3. Platinum-group elements deposit 4.Wind Power

7 17 hydro-power plants and Kola Nuclear Power Plant produce 20 milliard kwh. Each sixth ton of the national fish foodstuffs is produced at Murmansk factories. We have traditional international contacts in fishing, saving fish stocks and environmental monitoring of the Barents Sea

8 CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN: totally 80 measures Monitoring of social-economic situation Improving soundness of the budget system, regional and consolidated budget s expenditures optimization Support of the labor market and social support of the population Intensification of the small and medium sized enterprises support Maintenance of the stable situation on the food market, prevention of the groundless increase of the foodstuffs prices Working out and submitting to the federal level the regional proposals on tax, tariff, customs regulation, on crediting, including bank lending, on iter-budgetary relations

9 2001 Strategy of the Murmansk Region economic development until 2015 Targets: transition from raw-oriented to innovative economy sustainable development of basic complexes for the long-term perspective inertial scenario 2009 Strategy of the Murmansk Region social- economic development until 2025 energy - and raw - oriented scenario innovative scenario integration

10 International co-operation 85 international projects under implementation Presentations of the Murmansk Region investment potential in Norway, Finland, France, China Memorandum on understanding between Total and Murmansk Region in the social-economic sphere Memorandum on understanding and cooperation in the sphere of research between StatoilHydro and Murmansk Region Russian-Norwegian business incubator Polar Star, Norwegian industrial park Center or business and logistic Russian-Swedish Council on small and medium business support Finpro KOLARCTIC Neighborhood Program Cross-border industrial complex (Technopark) in Alakurtti-settlement

11 Barents cooperation Positive results in various spheres: Infrastructure Radiation safety Environment Healthcare and social issues Education Culture Research Indigenous people People to - people contacts Barents Rescue

12 THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION Murmansk Regional Duma