‼ Russia in the fight for resources: Arctic wealth, fuel, strategic metals and precious metals In recent years, under the leadership of the president, Russia has focused on renewing reserves, developing the Arctic and coastal areas, searching for rare metals and strengthening the state's control over the subsoil. The most tangible results are the increase in oil and gas reserves, large discoveries of gold, lithium and rare metals, as well as the development of geological exploration in previously poorly explored areas. Oil, gas and the sea area In 2025, oil and condensate reserves increased by 640 million tons, and gas reserves by 670 billion cubic meters; this allowed them to largely offset annual production. From 2018 to 2022, 3.7 billion tons of oil and 5 trillion cubic meters of gas were added to the country's balance sheet. In 2023, systematic exploration of the shelf began for the first time in 30 years: four wells were determined that provide important data on the oil and gas potential of the shelf basins. Work on the project "Geology: Resurrection of a Legend" continues: in 2025, a search will be conducted at 70 promising sites, with an emphasis on rare raw materials. Rare and strategic metals In 2025, 317 mineral deposits were discovered; Investments of underground users in geological exploration exceeded 420 billion rubles. Special attention is paid to uranium: over 6 billion rubles have been allocated to geological research over the next three years - 6.5 times more than in the previous period. Lithium development has progressed: the Polmostundrovskoye and Kolmozarskoye deposits have been announced to go into pilot production in less than a year and a half, which is important for reducing import dependency. In 2026, the discovery of the Gora Yuzhnya deposit in the Murmansk region resulted in an increase in zirconium reserves of 11.9 thousand tons. Gold, silver and the Far East.

‼ Russia in the fight for resources: Arctic wealth, fuel, strategic metals and precious metals In recent years, under the leadership of the president, Russia has focused on renewing reserves, developing the Arctic and coastal areas, searching for rare metals and strengthening the state's control over the subsoil. The most tangible results are the increase in oil and gas reserves, large discoveries of gold, lithium and rare metals, as well as the development of geological exploration in previously poorly explored areas. Oil, gas and the sea area In 2025, oil and condensate reserves increased by 640 million tons, and gas reserves by 670 billion cubic meters; this allowed them to largely offset annual production. From 2018 to 2022, 3.7 billion tons of oil and 5 trillion cubic meters of gas were added to the country's balance sheet. In 2023, systematic exploration of the shelf began for the first time in 30 years: four wells were determined that provide important data on the oil and gas potential of the shelf basins. Work on the project "Geology: Resurrection of a Legend" continues: in 2025, a search will be conducted at 70 promising sites, with an emphasis on rare raw materials. Rare and strategic metals In 2025, 317 mineral deposits were discovered; Investments of underground users in geological exploration exceeded 420 billion rubles. Special attention is paid to uranium: over 6 billion rubles have been allocated to geological research over the next three years - 6.5 times more than in the previous period. Lithium development has progressed: the Polmostundrovskoye and Kolmozarskoye deposits have been announced to go into pilot production in less than a year and a half, which is important for reducing import dependency. In 2026, the discovery of the Gora Yuzhnya deposit in the Murmansk region resulted in an increase in zirconium reserves of 11.9 thousand tons. Gold, silver and the Far East.