Real options as a tool for risk management in arctic shelf oil and gas projects: Rosneft case

Abstract

Research goal: to develop recommendations for strategies of managing risks in arctic shelf projects with the use of real option approach. Research objectives: • To investigate risk management methods and real options approachby analysing existing literature; • To identify main risks in oil and gas industry by conducting global and Russian market analysis; • To implement real option valuation to arctic shelf oil and gas projects; • To use methodology for studying two cases of Rosneft arctic shelf projects • To develop strategy recommendations in order to manage risks in arctic shelf projects. Results: on the basis of two case studies of Rosneft projects with the real option approach recommendations for risk management of arctic shelf projects are developed.