Harper tours Arctic; Ottawa releases new Arctic foreign policy statement
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has embarked on his second-annual tour of his country’s Arctic region. He began his five-day…
BP, ExxonMobil, and Imperial Oil form joint venture in Arctic
BP, ExxonMobil, and the latter’s Canadian subsidiary, Imperial Oil, are joining forces to drill for oil in the Arctic. BP’s…
U.S. halts Arctic drilling until at least 2011
The Department of the Interior announced last Thursday that it is suspending all offshore drilling, including drilling in the Arctic,…