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January 26, 2011

Is the Arctic Oil Boom Over-Hyped?

Christoph Seidler, Der Spiegel

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International oil companies are racing to develop new oilfields in the Arctic. But developing the vast reserves could be far more expensive than first thought, according to new calculations by US geologists obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE.

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