| From Guardian: The battle for the Arctic's hidden mineral riches is likely to intensify after a survey revealing the energy reserves present beneath the ice.
A map of potential oil and gas reserves in the region, published today in Science, shows that about 30% of the world's unexploited gas and 13% of oil lie under the seas around the north pole. Billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of gas lie within the Arctic circle, where, until now, permanent ice has prevented drilling.......Full Article: Source
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