Arctic has 90bn barrels of crude The Arctic holds as much as 90bn barrels of undiscovered oil and has as much undiscovered gas as all the reserves known to exist in Russia, US government scientists have said in the first governmental assessment of the region's resources. The report is likely to add impetus to the race among polar nations, such as Russia, the US, Denmark, Norway and Canada, for control of the region. The US Geological Survey believes the Arctic holds 13 per cent of the world's undiscovered oil, while 1,669,000bn cubic feet of natural gas is equivalent to 30 per cent of the world's undiscovered gas reserves. "The extensive Arctic continental shelves may constitute the geographically largest unexplored prospective area for petroleum remaining on earth," the USGS said.
The Arctic holds as much as 90bn barrels of undiscovered oil and has as much undiscovered gas as all the reserves known to exist in Russia, US government scientists have said in the first governmental assessment of the region's resources.
The report is likely to add impetus to the race among polar nations, such as Russia, the US, Denmark, Norway and Canada, for control of the region.
The US Geological Survey believes the Arctic holds 13 per cent of the world's undiscovered oil, while 1,669,000bn cubic feet of natural gas is equivalent to 30 per cent of the world's undiscovered gas reserves.
"The extensive Arctic continental shelves may constitute the geographically largest unexplored prospective area for petroleum remaining on earth," the USGS said.
What?
A lot of people live in concrete apartment blocks. And a lot of pre-Soviet architecture is tucked away the shadows of newer buildings. But there are apartments in the center, and homes outside the city. And there are def. pre-Soviet buildings outside the Kremlin, in areas like Zamoskvorechye, Old Arbat, Ostozhenka ...
Jerome, you might appreciate this, from a Rick Steves Guide to Moscow I stubled upon:
"18:00 - Return to the center for dinner at Patio Pizza."
Bwahaha! I'm slightly horrified if that is still in business. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
