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An Arсtic oil field could hold Russia’s biggest discovery in 30 years

The major upgrade in estimates about the field's size has been met by skepticism from some experts.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer May 8, 2019
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A major oil development project could soon unfold in the Yenisey River delta, where vast oil reserves lie beneath permafrost near the area where the great Russian river runs into the Kara Sea.

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