Norway updates Arctic ice map in boost to oil exploration
Oslo (AFP) Jan 20, 2015 - Norway wants to redefine the contours of the Arctic ice edge, the government announced Tuesday in a controversial decision that would further open the Barents Sea to oil and gas exploration. Within hours of the decision, the oil ministry offered companies 57 blocks, nearly all in the Barents Sea, some in the most northern waters ever opened for exploration. A 2013 agreement between the m ... more
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