The article provides a comparative digital maturity assessment of two leading petroleum companies licensed for Arctic offshore exploration and production (PAO Gazprom Neft and PAO Rosneft) in a ‘hardware-software-hardware’ succession as well as a comparative analysis with leading practices in offshore project logistics. It identifies approximate cost-cutting limits of digital transformation in Arctic projects and factors limiting cost efficiency of offshore projects in the Russian Arctic. The goal of the study is to identify a potential increase in digital maturity and scope of digital transformation in the Arctic project supply chain in Russia. The study is based on modern approaches to sustainable supply chain management in oil industry and supply chain streamlining for offshore projects. The article identifies a group of factors limiting cost efficiency of Arctic projects, specific to the Russian Arctic. Conclusions and recommendations: the study has shown that the main factor limiting digital transformation of offshore projects in the Russian Arctic is the increasing technological underperformance of oil service companies. To build capacity in digital maturity of the offshore project supply chain, it is necessary to focus on disruptive technologies that could significantly lower the cost of oil production in the Arctic area.

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The specific nature of high-rise investment projects entailing long-term construction, high risks, etc. implies a need to improve the standard algorithm of cost-benefit analysis. An improved algorithm is described in the article. For development of the improved algorithm of cost-benefit analysis for high-rise construction projects, the following methods were used: weighted average cost of capital, dynamic cost-benefit analysis of investment projects, risk mapping, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis of critical ratios, etc. This comprehensive approach helped to adapt the original algorithm to feasibility objectives in high-rise construction. The authors put together the algorithm of cost-benefit analysis for high-rise construction projects on the basis of risk mapping and sensitivity analysis of critical ratios. The suggested project risk management algorithms greatly expand the standard algorithm of cost-benefit analysis in investment projects, namely: the “Project analysis scenario” flowchart, improving quality and reliability of forecasting reports in investment projects; the main stages of cash flow adjustment based on risk mapping for better cost-benefit project analysis provided the broad range of risks in high-rise construction; analysis of dynamic cost-benefit values considering project sensitivity to crucial variables, improving flexibility in implementation of high-rise projects.

The proposed article briefly presents the approach to understanding the basic digital skills of newcomer lawyers. Digital skills are becoming more and more determinative on the labor market and the students should be well prepared for the global digitalization of their professional activities. The purpose of this article is to form a list of the main digital competencies required in legal activity. A set of complementary general scientific methods was used by the authors: theoretical analysis of the scientific sources, laws and regulations on the specified theme, methods of generalization, induction, and deduction to form conclusions. The authors formulate a list of main digital competencies that are desirable for a modern graduate lawyer and note that the newcomer lawyer should be ready to use various software products in a flexible way. In conclusion, the article notes that law is a rather conservative, discrete phenomenon and its absolute digitalization is impossible. Nevertheless, the algorithmization of administration of law and rule making could increase the efficiency and productivity of providing legal services.