The youngest son in the powerful FSB family is gaining control over key assets on the Russian Arctic shelf.
— Read on thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2022/08/patrushev-family-lays-heavy-hand-arctic-energy
As Russia tries to increase its oil drilling presence, these ruthless corporations are drilling and repositioning rigs for higher production. Russia has little interest in sustaining the Arctic if it means a profit. At the same time, Russia is expanding its military forays into the Arctic Ocean, and strategizing its land drills near the Scandinavian borders. Meanwhile, here in the West, we are composting our coffee grounds.