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Arctic holds vast untapped oil and gas reserves |
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24 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:48 AM on 24 Jul 2008 The Arctic Ocean holds up to 20 percent of the world's undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas reserves, according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey. A four-year study found that the region contains up to 90 billion barrels of oil and almost a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas -- about 1,670 trillion cubic feet. However, even with climate change im ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, energy, news, oil and gas drilling, US Geological Survey (all these topics) |
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