Space weather effects on Yamal – Europe transit gas pipeline:

1. Space weather effects on Yamal – Europe transit gas pipeline: recent developments and prospects for coming decade A.Arabskii, Z.Salikhov, A.Zaitsev, V.Petrov a.arabskii@ygd.gazprom.ru GAZPROM-Dobycha-Yambyrg, Novyi Urengoy, 629300, RUSSIA

2. GAZPROM projects for 2010-2020

3. Natural Deposits on Yamal and its Vicinity

4. The facts about GAZPROM-Dobycha-Yamburg : • Around 40 % of total production of GAZPROM in 2008 • 175 billions cubic meters of gas in 2009 • 12 000 employers • 5 000 km of pipelines • 300 km railroad • 8 000 km power grids • Prospects: • Main supplier • of Nord Stream Line • next decade investments • will exeed few $ billions Yamal peninsula pipelines

5. Infrastructure of GAZPROM-Dobycha-Yamburg Yamburg – capital of gas province managed by GAZPROM-Dobycha-Yamburg

6. Infrastructure of GAZPROM-Dobycha-Yamburg

7. Real time Auroral Oval position for instant moment as displayed on the sitehttp://kho.unis.no/Forecast.htm Kp = 4 +

8. Main tasks for space weather service on Yamal peninsula Geomagnetic Induction Currents - GIC, Cathode protection on pipelines,

9. Main tasks for space weather service on Yamal peninsula Geophysical prospecting and deep drilling, correction of navigation systems both above and under ground level,

10. Main tasks for space weather service on Yamal peninsula warning for techological systems, railroads as a sample - black – operated, red – under construction yellow – planned for 2020

11. Network of magnetometers on Yamal peninsula will serve as The Virtual Magnetic Observatory Black dots – site were in operation since 1972 to 1991, data available via WDC and via site www.cosmos.ru/magdata Red dots – sites alive now 17 – Amderma, 02 – Dixon, 19 – Norilsk, (AE-network), 18 – Salekhard (complex station incl. digital ionosonde, riometers and magnetometer) Variational stations : 15 – Cape Kamennyi, 14 - Seykha, 20 –Sabetta, 13 – Kharassavey 25 - Nadym

12. Sample of time-space map of geomagnetic disturbances in case of modest level of activity

13. End-users for space weather service from Information System “Yamal VMO” Governor structures of Yamal region Medical Centers and Local Hospitals (key cities on Yamal) GASPROM companies Server of Information system “Yamal VMO” Local warning center Meteo Center – Geophysical Observatories Public outreach and Education B-to-B services for dedicated users in Yamal region IZMIRAN Geophysical warning center Media community (press + TV), open Yamal VMO server in Internet

14. Summary 1. the effects of magnetic storms causes troubles with precise GPS navigation, the strong induction currents in the gaz pipelines and power grids, lead to the sufficient errors during directional drilling, geophysical prospecting and electromagnetic soundings for natural deposits. 2. the open source information system “Yamal Polar Geophysics” with function to display space weather on regional level will help to drop down the risk assessment under influence of space weather. 3. the Virtual Magnetic Observatory (VMO) covering the Yamal territory and collecting data in the real time will provide ability to identify the space impact and its influence on the technological systems. 4. the Web-server with friendly end-user interface in the format of VMO will be developed in accordance of procedures for such open source interactive systems. 5. the work was started few years ago and now is supported by RFBR grant # 10-07-00159, included in the plans of local units of Yamal for 2011-2015, and is also supported by Yamal Authorities and GAZPROM-Dobucha-Yamburg.

15. Invite you to come and to see the Yamal ! Thank you for attention ! Maria vander Hoeven, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, visit at May 11, 2010 Gerhard Schroeder visit at 2006