ARCTIC EXPLORATION
How has it been done elsewhere? ALASKASAKHALINCANADACASPIAN SEA DEVELOPMENT& PRODUCTION Artificial islandGravitational platforms Artificial island (The Beaufort Sea) Artificial island LOGISTICSSurface pipeline Pipeline to Mainland Transportation by tankers to the East Asian market FPSO Transportation by tankers Pipeline to Valdez (oil port) Pipeline to Mainland
Options for development SHALLOW WATERDEEP WATER Artificial islandFPSO Gravitation platformSpar platform
Potential for disaster Warming – Melting of ice Possibility of spill Impact on the arctic inhabitants – Changes in the behavior – Biological changes – Extinction of species