Arctic
Rivalry: Battle for North Pole oil sparks fears of '21st-century Cold
War'
RT
As the Arctic sea ice melts away at an alarming rate, access to vast oil reserves is opening up - and countries bordering the region are determined to defend their slice of the pie. The polar seabed may hold as much as 15 percent of the world's undiscovered oil - and 30 per cent of its gas. But as RT's Marina Portnaya found out, the battle for the region could take a dangerous turn.
As the Arctic sea ice melts away at an alarming rate, access to vast oil reserves is opening up - and countries bordering the region are determined to defend their slice of the pie. The polar seabed may hold as much as 15 percent of the world's undiscovered oil - and 30 per cent of its gas. But as RT's Marina Portnaya found out, the battle for the region could take a dangerous turn.
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