Background Human activities
The proven petroleum resources in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea are 325 million Sm3 oil equivalents and of these 3 million Sm3 oil equivalents have been produced. There has been an increase in the resource estimate the last year due to 4 new discoveries. The estimates for undiscovered resources in the Norwegian Barents Sea is just above 1 bill Sm3 o.e.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 12:03 )
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The main discharges into the sea from the oil and gas activities come from drilling and well operations, and from the production phase.
During drilling, two types of drilling waste are created: used drilling fluids and cuttings (solid material from the well bore). The harmfulness of discharging these will depend on the type of drilling fluid used. The drilling fluid consists of water or oil...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 12:03 )
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In numbers, fishery activities currently account for most of the shipping traffic. The cruise industry contributes to annual and seasonal variations. A large share of the goods to, as well as within, Norway's three northernmost counties is transported by ship. For Russia, sea shipping is of great importance connecting territories with each other and playing a vital role in external economic activi...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 January 2010 12:07 )
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Tourism is one of the largest and steadily growing economic sectors world-wide. Tourism is a recent development in the arctic. Visits to the far north have increased considerable during the last 15 years with up to nearly one million tourists annually. One of the most visited arctic areas in the world is Svalbard. In 2005 approximately 70 000 tourists visited Svalbard and during the last ten year...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 12:03 )
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Marine bioprospecting is defined as systematic search for interesting and unique genes, molecules and organisms from the marine environment with features that may be of value for commercial development. The high biodiversity of the oceans represents a correspondingly rich source of chemical diversity. Marine natural products identified by bioprospecting could have potential as new drugs, industria...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 12:03 )
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More than 100 experts from a total of 9 Russian and 20 Norwegian institutions have participated in the preparation of the report, and the work has been organized in 13 expert groups. The work has been led by Sevmorgeo and PINRO on Russian side and on Norwegian side by the Institute of Marine Research and the Norwegian Polar Institute..
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BarentsPortal is a project developed under the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation. The joint environmental report is a co-operation project between the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation and the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission
