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Norwegian oilmen lay out a picture of Svalbard (thebarentsobserver.com)
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There is a growing interest in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate says in a statement and pitches a photo from the far northern Svalbard archipelago.

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[–] FediMan@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Lol these oil execs melt the earth if they can get a barrel of oil to sell

[–] solariplex@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

I'm seriously ashamed of my oil-horny home country. I try arguing against more petroleum extraction whenever it's brought up, but it's difficult when people are convinced that their welfare and quality of life is directly proportional to the amount of carbon we pull out of the ground.

The sentiment is changing, but far too slowly

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Plenty of barrels out there, maybe they should rename it the Barrels Sea