New study says that up to 30 percent of undiscovered natural gas in the Arctic
Almost one third of natural gas yet to be discovered in the world is north of the Arctic Circle and the majority are in Russian territory, according to an analysis led by researchers in the U.S. Geological Survey.
"These findings suggest that in the future ... the primacy of strategic control of Russia's gas resources, in particular, is likely to be accentuated and expanded," said Donald L. Gautier, lead author of the study published in the Friday edition of the journal Science.
The report, prepared by an international team of scientists, estimated that the Arctic contains between 3 and 4 percent of world oil resources that remain to be discovered.
Two thirds of the undiscovered gas in just four areas - southern Kara Sea, Barents Sea north of Cuenca, Cuenca and the southern Barents Platform Alaska - the report.
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"These findings suggest that in the future ... the primacy of strategic control of Russia's gas resources, in particular, is likely to be accentuated and expanded," said Donald L. Gautier, lead author of the study published in the Friday edition of the journal Science.
The report, prepared by an international team of scientists, estimated that the Arctic contains between 3 and 4 percent of world oil resources that remain to be discovered.
Two thirds of the undiscovered gas in just four areas - southern Kara Sea, Barents Sea north of Cuenca, Cuenca and the southern Barents Platform Alaska - the report.
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