Indeed, given that oil and gas revenues account for half of Russia’s federal budget, adapting to new realities is virtually an existential imperative for the Russian state. There is opportunity in Siberia’s frozen taiga, particularly the Bazhenov field, which may hold some of the largest unconventional reserves in the world.
这对于俄罗斯主要天然气生产商来说是一件好事，特别是在欧洲能源多样化运动减少了出口需求时。事实上，石油和天然气收入占据了俄罗斯联邦预算的半壁江山，根据新现实做出调整对于俄罗斯国家来说是事关生死存亡的大事。对于西伯利亚冻针叶林地带，特别是巴热诺夫（Bazhenov）气田来说是一次机会，那里可能蕴藏着全世界最大量的非常规资源。但若不进行税收改革，开发这些资源所需要的投资可能无法筹足。