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Exploration and Production in conditions of extreme cold
Acreage in extreme-cold regions little-explored to date may hold significant hydrocarbon resources and become a future source of additional fossil energy supply.
Over the past 45 years, Total has amassed significant experience of operations in extreme-cold conditions.
The constraints have now been identified and R&D teams are working both in-house and through partnerships to master them.
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Total’s activities in extreme-cold regions
Present for more than forty years in Arctic regions including the Barents Sea, the plains of Canada and the Russian tundra, Total has amassed significant experience.
Map of Total’s operations -
An “Extreme Cold” R&D program
The harsh meteorological conditions require a new approach to the various issues involved in exploration and production.
Total’s Extreme-Cold R&D program -
An invaluable expertise in Arctic conditions
Total has developed a real expertise in oil and gas production in Arctic areas, as well as in a host of technologies for other challenging environments, which can be adapted for projects in extreme-cold conditions.
A full range of know-how -
Exploration and production: stakes
Complex challenges lie ahead in finding and producing these difficult resources, doing so safely and economically, and with minimal impact on the local environment and global climate
A huge potential
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Exploration and production in conditions of extreme cold
