Who is drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean?
Arctic Oil Drilling. Yet major companies like Shell and Exxon are making aggressive moves to usher in a new “oil rush” in the Arctic Ocean. In some places it has already begun. Russian oil giant Gazprom has already begun producing small amounts oil from the Arctic in the ocean north of Russia.
Why can’t we let drilling in the Arctic continue?
Here’s why we can’t let ANY drilling in the Arctic continue. The long history of oil spills around the world has made one thing clear: the only way to prevent an oil spill is to keep oil in the ground. Fragile Arctic ice and tricky weather conditions make a spill in the region even more likely.
Will there be an oil rush in the Arctic Ocean?
Yet major companies like Shell and Exxon are making aggressive moves to usher in a new “oil rush” in the Arctic Ocean. In some places it has already begun. Russian oil giant Gazprom has already begun producing small amounts oil from the Arctic in the ocean north of Russia.
Why are big fossil fuel companies digging deep in the Arctic?
As if the impacts of climate change weren’t enough, big fossil fuel companies have now set their sites on exploiting the oil that lies deep in Arctic waters. Greenpeace activist Simran McKenna holds a banner reading “Go beyond oil” on the Stena Don oil rig in the Arctic in 2010.
What are the chances of an oil spill in the Arctic?
Fragile Arctic ice and tricky weather conditions make a spill in the region even more likely. In a review of Shell’s plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic Ocean, the U.S. Department of the Interior found that there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill if an oil company finds oil and produces it.
What is Greenpeace doing in the Arctic?
Greenpeace USA. Arctic Oil Drilling. As if the impacts of climate change weren’t enough, big fossil fuel companies have now set their sites on exploiting the oil that lies deep in Arctic waters. Greenpeace activist Simran McKenna holds a banner reading “Go beyond oil” on the Stena Don oil rig in the Arctic in 2010.
Will Shell’s Arctic oil drilling spill cause a major oil spill?
In a review of Shell’s plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic Ocean, the U.S. Department of the Interior found that there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill if an oil company finds oil and produces it.