Around 500 billion barrels worth of oil – 10 times the North Sea’s output – has been discovered in the region.
Russia has reportedly discovered billions of barrels worth of oil and gas reserves in the British Antarctic territory, prompting fears it could lead to drilling in the protected region.
The vast reserves equate to around 10 times the entire North Sea’s oil production for the last half century.
According to documents discussed in Parliament last week, the discovery was made by Russian research ships.
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Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1898366/russia-oil-gas-reserves-british-antarctic-territory
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