The Arctic Frontier - Armed with Cooperation

... are located as deep as 4000 meters extraction will be difficult – albeit safer than in Europe or USA as the water-table many environmentalist fear for is much less likely to be polluted, as it is separated by many more layers. Hence, not only is Arctic offshore production will be challenged by foreign fossil fuels, but it will need to contend with onshore shale production both at home and abroad. Shtokman Gas Field: I have been especially interested in the progress of the giant Shtokman Gas Field over the last several years, as it closely linked to my M.A. thesis. Alas, the RIAC conference came a bit late for it, as there Andrey Krivorotov of ...