The Bridging Document between the Oil and Fuel Gas Reserves and Resources Classification of the Russian Federation of 2013 (RF2013) and the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009) was approved on 30 September 2016. It compares reserves and resources by Categories of RF2013 to Categories and Classes of UNFC-2009.
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The Bridging Document was developed by the State Commission of Mineral Reserves of the Russian Federation and the Technical Advisory Group of the Expert Group on Resource Classification. Following review by the Expert Group at its seventh session, 26–29 April 2016, the Bridging Document was issued for public comment from 14 June to 14 August 2016. Development of this Bridging Document has followed the Document Approval Procedure agreed by the Expert Group at its fifth session, April 2014. The Bridging Document was endorsed by the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy on 30 September 2016 at its twenty-fifth session.
Bridging Documents explain the relationship between UNFC-2009 and another classification system that has been endorsed by the Expert Group on Resource Classification as an Aligned System. They incorporate instructions and guidelines on how to classify estimates generated by application of that Aligned System using the UNFC-2009 Numerical Codes. The relevant Bridging Document shall be identified when reporting estimates using the UNFC-2009 Numerical Codes. RF2013 is independent from UNFC-2009 and is mandatory for reporting to the Russian Federation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. This Bridging Document has no bearing whatsoever on the mandatory reporting requirements or on the independent application of RF2013.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The development of Bridging Document included a public comment period from 14 June 2016 - 14 August 2016.
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