The Evaluation of Influence of Environmental Factors on Intellectual Safety of Oil and Gas Enterprises

The aim of the article is to study, generalize and evaluate factors of external environment of an enterprise that affect its intellectual capital, for the purpose of studying their impact on managing intellectual safety of enterprises in the oil and gas sector of Ukraine. The following scientific methods are used in the research: analysis, generalization, questioning, statistical methods of data processing. The factors of the external environment of the oil and gas complex enterprises, namely PJSC “Ukrtransgas”, PJSC “Ukrtransnafta”, and PJSC “Ukrgazdobycha” are analyzed. The specifics of the research has caused the distinguishing of three research vectors: industry, enterprise and intellectual capital, which allowed the authors to identify the main external factors that influence intellectual safety of enterprises of the oil and gas complex of Ukraine. The authors have singled out the following groups of factors: macroeconomic trends, regulatory framework, economic situation, demographic indicators, scientific and technical factors. As a result of analyzing the expert evaluation of the identified factors, it is determined that factors that are most significant for intellectual security are the state of the oil market; authorization of Russian oil companies; legislation on the protection of intellectual property. The least influence on intellectual security of an enterprise, according to the collective opinion of experts, is made by the following factors: fluctuations in macroeconomic indicators, legislation on education, and the impact of the market of alternative energy sources