Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoRussia Uncovers 511 Billion-Barrels of Oil in Antarctica: One of the Largest Oil Discoveries That Could Threaten the Antarctic Peacedailygalaxy.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squaremfed1122@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoBut Russia is the one doing oil prospecting while masking it as seismic research which obviously skirts the intent of the Antarctic Treaty, which other countries actually do honor
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoReported discovery: A Russian company, Rosio Oil Exploration, has claimed to have found large oil deposits in Antarctica. Location: The alleged discovery is reported to be in a region of Antarctica claimed by the UK. So the UK would be the one extracting it. It may be complete bullshit too. https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/no-the-russians-havent-found-oil-reserves-in-antarctica
But Russia is the one doing oil prospecting while masking it as seismic research which obviously skirts the intent of the Antarctic Treaty, which other countries actually do honor
Reported discovery: A Russian company, Rosio Oil Exploration, has claimed to have found large oil deposits in Antarctica.
Location: The alleged discovery is reported to be in a region of Antarctica claimed by the UK.
So the UK would be the one extracting it. It may be complete bullshit too.
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/no-the-russians-havent-found-oil-reserves-in-antarctica