Ice Station Zebra

[thør]

Even the (passive) Canadians are getting into the act.

UVic ocean science group installs first underwater arctic observatory


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[islandman]

Foreign oil giants to be welcome on Russia’s Arctic Shelf

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"Russian suppliers and service companies will certainly become regular business partners of these companies, which should help them to master latest offshore technologies and adopt modern management methods."


It's almost as though the foreign oil giants have forgotten who occupies the Kremlin currently.

 

[thør]

"Russian suppliers and service companies will certainly become regular business partners of these companies, which should help them to master latest offshore technologies and adopt modern management methods."


It's almost as though the foreign oil giants have forgotten who occupies the Kremlin currently.

Anything for a buck.

 

[islandman]

Anything for a buck.

Ain't that the truth.

 

[thør]

Ain't that the truth.

I have some Canadian friends working over there, trying to get the Russians to embrace western ideals with regard to sustainability in the oilfield. The inertia is tough to overcome.

 

[islandman]

I have some Canadian friends working over there, trying to get the Russians to embrace western ideals with regard to sustainability in the oilfield. The inertia is tough to overcome.

That's funny considering that people are up in arms over here about frakking yet they're teaching sustainability over there.

 

[thør]

That's funny considering that people are up in arms over here about frakking yet they're teaching sustainability over there.

Regarding sustainability, I meant using engineering that was designed to be lasting, and not temporary. The Russians used to be happy to get 80% output from a pipeline.