Hydrocarbon resources potential and development prospects of the Behring Sea shelf and the Pacific Ocean joining the Eastern Kamchatka onshore area

The article highlights the main results of regional geological exploration carried out in the last decade in the Pre-Pacific petroleum province - offshore Behring Sea and the Pacific Ocean joining the Eastern Kamchatka onshore area . Comparative assessment of hydrocarbons resources potential of this region is made based on the results of the research, that allowed to justify further directions of exploration.