Russian oilfield service - the stages of formation

Relevance.The article studies a historical process of launch, forming and development of Russian oilfield service, what is necessary to know the regulations of the functioning of the industry, which largely determine the effectiveness of current and future activities.Purpose of the research.Consistent determination of the patterns and stages of industry development based on scientific disclosure of historical signs and events characteristic of each period.Main results.The importance of oil and gas resources for the world economic development is defined, including resources of Russian Federation, the role of oilfield service in production process is determined as well as its place is named.Cause-and-effect relationships and driving motive of oil-and-gas and oilfield service development are determined in their connection to the economical and historical processes of the country.The Soviet Union oilfield service structure is revealed as well as the modern oilfield service structure and the state of the national market in terms of companies' ownership.Quantitative indicators of the current state of the main elements of the industry are presented as well as the dynamics of the total revenue of the oilfield service at the market stage of development and its forecast for the coming year.The main challenges of the current period of sectoral development and key factors of influence that can both stimulate and hinder development are named.The main results of the study are presented in the table which reveals the characteristics of the stages of development and the dates determining their duration. Conclusion.The conclusions with the signs of scientific novelty are presented that the open stages provide a consistent picture of the formation of the domestic oilfield service and are inextricably linked with economic development of Russia.The conclusions have practical value and can be used in forecasting alternatives for the development of the industry and determining the quantitative characteristics of promising key parameters.