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Title:
Arctic oil and gas : development and concerns
Publication Information:
Hauppauge, NY. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.
Physical Description:
viii, 140 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781613248621
Subject Term:
Offshore oil well drilling -- Arctic regions

Offshore gas well drilling -- Arctic regions

Offshore oil well drilling -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Offshore gas well drilling -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Geographic Term:
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
Added Author:
Shumenko, Roman

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Summary

This book provides an overview of the many issues relevant to offshore oil and gas development in the Arctic. Topics covered in this book include a brief historical background of Arctic oil and gas development; a discussion of the economic importance of oil in Alaska; challenges of Arctic oil spill response; Arctic subsistence resource issues; an overview of important ecological resources in the Arctic; data gaps relevant to future oil and gas decision-making; an analysis of crude oil production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and potential impacts of proposed oil and gas development on the Arctic Refuge's coastal plain.


Author Notes

Simon Chokoisky teaches Sanskrit and Medical Astrology at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He also runs a private consulting business based on his trainings in Vedic life mapping and Vedic astrology. The creator of the Decoding Your Life Map with Vedic Astrology DVD series, he travels widely giving seminars. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Chapter 1 Offshore Drilling in the Arctic: Background and Issues for the Future Consideration of Oil and Gas Activities: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drillingp. 1
Chapter 2 The Challenges of Oil Spill Response in the Arctic: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drillingp. 35
Chapter 3 Analysis of Crude Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Energy Information Administrationp. 65
Chapter 4 Possible Federal Revenue from Oil Development of ANWR and Nearby Areas: Salvatore Lazzarip. 87
Chapter 5 Potential Impacts of Proposed Oil and Gas Development on the Arctic Refuge's Coastal Plain: Historical Overview and Issues of Concern: United States Fish and Wildlife Servicep. 99
Indexp. 133