New Vistas for Arctic Shelf Development

Interview The extraction of natural resources in the Arctic is becoming an increasingly hot topic. We talked to Oleg Korneev , Deputy Director ... ... extraction of offshore resources in the Arctic is economically viable? Russia’s Arctic shelf incorporates the Barents Sea, which is freer of ice than other waters and... ... seas as part of the Arctic, Britain is definitely in the lead, although since 2004 Norway has made great strides, almost becoming the world’s largest oil operator...