OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS RELATED TO OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA

摘要

This paper presents an assessment of the offshore activity in the western part of the Black Sea basin considering the environment, security, political and economic factors. The environment was analysed through the perspective of wind, wave and geographical features of the basin based on observed and model data. Then, a short overview of the offshore drilling activities was presented followed by a SWOT analysis. The last section of the proposed work analyses the security and geopolitical climate of the region. For every aspect considered in the present paper, its influence on the offshore activity is also stressed. Finally, the paper also provides some directions to be followed for improving the offshore activity in this particular area.