Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons

Christian Marcussen; Ron Macnab

doi:10.1144/M35.47

Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons

Christian Marcussen, Ron Macnab

Department of Geophysics and Sedimentary Basins

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Abstract

Five Arctic coastal states - Canada, Denmark (on behalf of Greenland), Norway, Russia and the United States - are qualified to define Outer Continental Shelves beyond 200 nautical miles in the central Arctic Ocean, in accordance with the provisions of Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. This paper provides an overview of recent and ongoing initiatives by those states, describing operational difficulties and offering a regional preview of possible outcomes. For the most part, the process is driven by a desire to expand national control over resources of the seabed, but recent appraisals suggest that the areas of interest are unlikely to contain significant and commercially exploitable quantities of hydrocarbons.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Arctic petroleum geology
Editors	Anthony M. Spencer, Ashton F. Embry, Donald L. Gautier, Antonina V. Stoupakova, Kai Sørensen
Publisher	Geological Society of London
Chapter	47
Pages	715-730
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	978-1-86239-328-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/M35.47
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	33rd International Geological Congress - Oslo, Norway Duration: 6 Aug 2008 → 14 Aug 2008 Conference number: 33

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Series	Geological Society, London, Memoirs
Volume	35

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Conference	33rd International Geological Congress
Abbreviated title	IGC 33
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Oslo
Period	6/08/08 → 14/08/08

Programme Area

Programme Area 3: Energy Resources

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Marcussen, C., & Macnab, R. (2011). Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons. In A. M. Spencer, A. F. Embry, D. L. Gautier, A. V. Stoupakova, & K. Sørensen (Eds.), Arctic petroleum geology (pp. 715-730). Geological Society of London. https://doi.org/10.1144/M35.47

Marcussen, Christian ; Macnab, Ron. / Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean : Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons. Arctic petroleum geology. editor / Anthony M. Spencer ; Ashton F. Embry ; Donald L. Gautier ; Antonina V. Stoupakova ; Kai Sørensen. Geological Society of London, 2011. pp. 715-730 (Geological Society, London, Memoirs, Vol. 35).

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Marcussen, C & Macnab, R 2011, Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons. in AM Spencer, AF Embry, DL Gautier, AV Stoupakova & K Sørensen (eds), Arctic petroleum geology. Geological Society of London, Geological Society, London, Memoirs, vol. 35, pp. 715-730, 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 6/08/08. https://doi.org/10.1144/M35.47

Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons. / Marcussen, Christian; Macnab, Ron.
Arctic petroleum geology. ed. / Anthony M. Spencer; Ashton F. Embry; Donald L. Gautier; Antonina V. Stoupakova; Kai Sørensen. Geological Society of London, 2011. p. 715-730 (Geological Society, London, Memoirs, Vol. 35).

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Marcussen C, Macnab R. Extending coastal state boundaries into the central Arctic Ocean: Outer continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles and the quest for hydrocarbons. In Spencer AM, Embry AF, Gautier DL, Stoupakova AV, Sørensen K, editors, Arctic petroleum geology. Geological Society of London. 2011. p. 715-730. (Geological Society, London, Memoirs, Vol. 35). doi: 10.1144/M35.47

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