La compagnia Petrolifera Russa Rosneft ha scoperto nel mare di Kara (Artico) quello che potrebbe rivelarsi essere uno dei più grandi giacimenti petroliferi al mondo.
Il ritrovamento del pozzo è stato quantificato in più di 1 miliardi di barili, il che significa che l'area circostante potrebbe essere più ricca del golfo del Messico.
L'operazione è stata eseguita con l'aiuto della Exxon Americana.
Una buona notizia.
via Bloomberg:
Russia, viewed by the Obama administration as hostile to U.S. interests, has discovered what may prove to be a vast pool of oil in one of the world’s most remote places with the help of America’s largest energy company.
Russia’s state-run OAO Rosneft said a well drilled in the Kara Sea region of the Arctic Ocean withExxon Mobil Corp. struck oil, showing the region has the potential to become one of the world’s most important crude-producing areas.
The announcement was made by Igor Sechin, Rosneft’s chief executive officer, who spent two days sailing on a Russian research ship to the drilling rig where the find was unveiled today. The well found about 1 billion barrels of oil and similar geology nearby means the surrounding area may hold more than the U.S. part of the Gulf or Mexico, he said.