Arctic exploration continues Unfortunately, during the past year, a number of major banks announced they would not finance major Arctic development projects.
Prado, Larry
Arctic exploration continues Unfortunately, during the past year, a number of major banks announced they would not finance major Arctic development projects. - feb. 2021 - [c.a.] 4 p.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Arctic could hold about 22% of the worlds undiscovered conventional oil and natural gas resources. The area above the Arctic Circle encompasses about 6% of the Earths surface area. While the Arctic is about the size of the African continent, most of the resource area is oceanic. About 33% of the Arctic is occupied by land. Another 33% of the Arctic consists of offshore continental shelves located in less than 500 m of Arctic Ocean water. The remaining 33% of the Arctic is in Arctic Ocean waters deeper than 500 m.
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Arctic exploration continues Unfortunately, during the past year, a number of major banks announced they would not finance major Arctic development projects. - feb. 2021 - [c.a.] 4 p.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Arctic could hold about 22% of the worlds undiscovered conventional oil and natural gas resources. The area above the Arctic Circle encompasses about 6% of the Earths surface area. While the Arctic is about the size of the African continent, most of the resource area is oceanic. About 33% of the Arctic is occupied by land. Another 33% of the Arctic consists of offshore continental shelves located in less than 500 m of Arctic Ocean water. The remaining 33% of the Arctic is in Arctic Ocean waters deeper than 500 m.
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