International Arctic Petroleum Cooperation: Barents Sea Scenarios
Contributor(s)
Zolotukhin, Anatoly (editor)
Mellemvik, Frode (editor)
Bourmistrov, Anatoli (editor)
Overland, Indra (editor)
Bambulyak, Alexei (editor)
Gudmestad, Ove (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
The Arctic region contains large amounts of natural resources considered necessary to sustain global economic growth, so it is unsurprising that it is increasingly susceptible to political, economic, environmental, and even military conflicts. This book looks in detail at the preconditions and outlook for international cooperation on the development of Arctic petroleum resources, focusing on Norwegian–Russian cooperation in the Barents Sea towards 2025. The authors provide a cross-disciplinary approach including geopolitical, institutional, technological, corporate and environmental perspectives to analyse the underlying factors that shape the future development of the region. Three future scenarios are developed, exploring various levels of cooperation and development influenced by and resulting from potential political, commercial and environmental circumstances. Through these scenarios, the book improves understanding of the challenges and opportunities for Arctic petroleum resource development and promotes further consideration of the possible outcomes of future cooperation.
Keywords
natural resources; arctic regionDOI
10.26530/OAPEN_627850ISBN
978-1138783263OCN
910847825Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2015Imprint
RoutledgeClassification
Petroleum, oil and gas industries