Natural Resources and Energy

EU Arctic Policy: Caught between Energy Security and Climate Change

The EU Arctic Policy is currently caught between questions of energy security and climate change and does not follow a

Is the European Union Missing Another Energy Window of Opportunity?

The Barents Sea can be regarded as “energy window of opportunity” for the development of a privileged partnership

It’s not just the Market – Drivers of Arctic Interest

The drivers of Arctic development are manifold and other factors - in addition to oil and gas - can also trigger

Cairn Energy Abandons Second Well on West Coast of Greenland

Cairn Energy announced that it is abandoning its Gamma-1 exploration well off the west coast of

ExxonMobil Gains Access to Arctic Oil and Gas Reserves in Deal with Rosneft

Exxon Mobil and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer, signed a deal to develop oil and natural gas reserves in

A Potential Arctic Conflict: The Interests of States and Indigenous People

Demands to not pursue any economic activity in the Arctic, does not seem to be a solution as people in the North want

U.S. Waking Up to Arctic Resources?

The growing U.S. involvement in the Arctic does not seem to stem from its interest in the untapped oil and gas Arctic

Greenland Releases Oil Spill Plan – U.S. Coast Guard Lacks Arctic Response Capabilities

Greenland's government released Cairn Energy PLC's oil spill response plan for its deep-water operations off the west