Posts Tagged ‘Greenland’

European Union announces interest in obtaining oil, gas, minerals and fish in Arctic region

November 21st, 2008

By CONSTANT BRAND , Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union’s executive body said Thursday that the bloc should try to obtain its fair share of oil, gas, minerals and fish exposed by the melting of the Arctic ice cap.
The move is likely to irk Russia, Canada, the United States and Norway, which are issuing [...]

ExxonMobil Enters Black Sea with Exploration Agreement in Turkey Agreement Signed with Turkish National Oil Company

November 19th, 2008

IRVING, Texas, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Turkey B.V., has signed an agreement with Turkish national oil company, TA 1/4rkiye Petrolleri Anonim OrtaklAAYA (TPAO), to explore in two large deepwater blocks offshore Turkey, marking ExxonMobil’s entry into Black Sea exploration.
ExxonMobil will become [...]