Chemistry 3 (2015 8) 318-326 ~ ~ ~ УДК 553.982 Effi cient Use of Viscous and Heavy Oils of Russian Arctic Region Irina G. Yashchenkoa a b Natal’ya A. Krasnoyarovaa,b and Diana Yu. <...> Chirkovaa,b , * Institute of Petroleum Chemistry SB RAS 4 Akademichesky, Tomsk, 634055, Russia National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University 30 Lenin, Tomsk, 634050, Russia Received 19.04.2015, received in revised form 09.06.2015, accepted 17.07.2015 The paper presents the comparative analysis of physicochemical properties of oils in North American, Scandinavian, and Russian sectors of the Arctic. <...> The analysis of oil reserve distribution in the arctic territory and aquatory shows that the Russian sector is much higher in oil reserves than North American and Scandinavian sectors. <...> A study of physicochemical properties of viscous and heavy oils in the Russian part of the Arctic is presented in this paper. <...> Keyword: The Arctic, oil-gas resources, physic and chemical properties of oil, sulfur, waxes, resins, asphaltenes. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: sric@ipc.tsc.ru, natalex@ipc.tsc.ru # 318 # Natal’ya A. Krasnoyarova, Irina G. Yashchenko… Effi cient Use of Viscous and Heavy Oils of Russian Arctic Region Эффективное использование вязких и тяжелых нефтей Российской Арктики И. <...> Introduction In the 21st century, it has become apparent that further economic development in Russia is impossible without reclamation of the Arctic region based on the new quality approach accounting for ecological priorities. <...> Presently, such arctic countries as Russia, the USA, Canada, Norway, Denmark on behalf of Greenland and non-arctic countries display as well the great interest to reclamation of this region1-4 . <...> The Arctic zone is divided into three large sectors, namely: North American, Scandinavian, and Russian. <...> Russia is one of the leading Arctic countries in the fi eld of oil-and-gas reserves. <...> Oil-and-gas bearing zoning of the Arctic region # 319 # Natal’ya A. Krasnoyarova, Irina G. Yashchenko… Effi cient Use of Viscous and Heavy Oils of Russian Arctic Region Materials and methods The analysis of oil reserve distribution in the arctic territory and aquatory was carried out using the petroleum chemistry database created in the Institute <...>