''Arctic experts are calling for more research as British energy giant BP
and Russian oil company Rosneft eye new offshore drilling opportunities
in the fragile north.
Drilling for oil offshore is risky anywhere, but conditions in the Arctic make this kind of work particularly complicated. John Farrell is a marine geologist and the director of the US Arctic Research Commission. In an interview with DW, he explained that drilling or spill cleanup in the Arctic is complicated by extreme cold, strong winds, breakaway ice blocks and, in the winter, limited daylight.''
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