1. Traffic Study of the Norwegian Coast and the Barents Sea – Cooperation Norway – Russia in Respect of Oil Transport Senior Adviser Øyvin Starberg

2. ”Rent og rikt hav” Pure and Rich Ocean Report no. 12 (2001-2002) to the Norwegian Parliament The Government suggests to make a General Administration Plan for the Barents Sea Establishment of Working Groups Working Group “Shipping”

3. Actual area

4. Transport of Oil Products from Russia

6. Common Tracks of Tankers from NW-Russia (Sep.2004)

7. Prognosis 2015 Without a new pipeline 35m.tons Two 300.000 tons tankers/weekly One 100.000 tons tanker/weekly With a new pipeline 150mill.tons Six 300.000 tons tankers/weekly Eleven 100.000 tons tankers/weekly

8. Norwegian Prognoses Last prognoses estimate that the Norwegian side of the Barents holds: 6 billion barrels gas equivalents 2 billon barrels oil equivalents Value: 2.5 times the present Norwegian Oil Fund

9. Grounded tanker at Røst- 120.000 tons oil in 31 days

10. Precautions Extension of territorial border, from 4 to 12 nautical miles Mandatory lanes off the coast for ships with hazardous cargo VTS Shorebased AIS stations Establish more oil spill recovery bases Increase the tug boat capacity Refugeports and groundingareas to be further developed

11. Cooperation Norway - Russia Existing agreements: Exchange of information concerning nuclear warnings Oil-pollution agreement Military agreement for preventing situations in territorial waters Agreement for SAR operations

12. Cooperation Norway - Russia Aims of the Norwegian Government: Information exchange with Russia concerning a ship reporting system. Cooperate with Russia on safety at sea and oil pollution control Exchange of AIS data both in the Barents Sea and Skagerrak (Helcom)

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14. Amount of oil transported from NW-Russia 2002-04

15. Number of tankers from NW-Russia 2002-04

16. Average monthly amount of cargo from NW-Russia