Annotation. Article is dedicated to the ecological- economic estimation of the neutralization of the petroleum-containing withdrawals by biotechnological and thermal methods. At the basis of the methodology of a study systems approach is represented. Are reflected the technological and economic characteristics of the devices of the utilization of the petroleum-containing withdrawals, and also of the merit and deficiencies in the utilized methods.

The keywords: the petroleum-containing withdrawals, systems approach, ecological- economic estimation, utilization, combustion, biodestruction.