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Russia diving to Arctic floor to claim oil?
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About Russian 50 scientists spent six weeks mapping the Arctic seabed this spring, and returned in June to say they had confirmed Russia's claim to the region.
Viktor Posyolov, a leader of that expedition, told the AP that dropping the Russian flag under the Arctic doesn't have much practical significance, since the contest for the region will be played out in lengthy scientific studies and U.N. debates.
"It means nothing," said Posyolov, deputy director of the Institute of World Ocean Geology and Mineral Resources of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
While some scientists predict the Arctic will contain vast reserves of oil and natural gas, Posyolov said no know one really knows for sure.
"There are no proven resources," he cautioned, adding that the technology needed to exploit any such resources has yet to be developed. "This is a question for several generations after us."
Contributing: Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen
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