Neftegaz ECO Center approves VMF Technology

Assessment on multi-spectral forecast verification technology (VMF) as part of remote sensing of fuel and energy complex facilities (hereinafter - Technology) was performed with involvement of experts of "Neftegaz ECO Center", established by Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), as well as specialists of Scientific and Technical Council, established by the initiative of "Neftegaz ECO Center" and Foundation "National Center for Clean Production Environmental Management for Oil and Gas Industry", being developers of information and technical directories of best available technologies.

The Conclusion and Recommendation was stated by the experts as follows:

1. The technology considered during the current expertise generally meets the criteria of "openness", "multidimensionality", "modular-blockness", "scalability", "dynamism", "practice-oriented; as well as the criteria that take into account the Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of March 31, 2015, No. 665, within the technological specifics of express-method.

2. The experts committee notes that the multi-spectral forecast verification Technology (VMF) as part of remote sensing of fuel and energy complex facilities complies with best practice to arrangement and performance of industrial environmental control with consideration of Russian and international experience.

3. Results of Technology usage are of a great technical and economical significance for:
(a) enterprises engaged in economic activities related to handling oil media, chemical agents, production and consumption wastes for internal control tasks to comply with the requirements of the current legislation in the area of environmental protection and rational nature management;
(b) enterprises engaged in engineering and environmental and other types of survey work;
(c) enterprises engaged in prospecting, exploration and extraction of natural resources for unconventional shrouding of perspective resources;
(d) public authorities that monitor implementation of environmental legislation and subsoil use, control over the implementation of industrial safety requirements;
(e) enterprises providing complex insurance of environmental and industrial risks at hazardous production facilities.