Feature 5
Climate contradiction not a problem for
class
According to the US Geological survey some 25% of all untapped oil reserves
fall within the Arctic Circle. T_h ree major class societies are looking to capitalise
on moves by oil companies to exploit reserves in ‘more challenging’ regions,
including the Arctic.
T
alk of climate change has reached economics of drilling and extracting oil alternative energy sources to meet
a climax as the Copenhagen from such regions, there is an industry the world’s needs so this oil is still
summit reached its conclusion developing that will help mankind needed, even if we reduce the amount
in mid-December, not least among exploit these mineral reserves. we use”. He conceded that “not drilling
those espousing the need for greener [in the Arctic] would be the perfect
ships are the three major class societies, situation, but we are looking to exploit
ABS, Lloyd’s Register and Det Norske “There is the oil in the most environmentally
Veritas (DNV).
Yet all three are engaged in work
not enough
friendly way”.
Roger Basu, the director of research
that will take advantage of the melting
alternative energy
and development for ABS based in
ice in the Arctic caused by man-made Houston, Texas, also understands the
global warming through the over-use of
sources to meet
contradiction of drilling for the very oil
fossil fuels, in the main oil. Undeterred
the world’s needs
that has been the main cause of global
by this fact the major class societies warming in a region of the planet that
are all looking to help exploit oil
so this oil is still
is currently seeing the greatest changes
and gas reserves in the region that
will undoubtedly cause even more
needed, even if
as a result of the emissions from
that oil.
pollution and speed up the process of
we reduce the
He was, however, more circumspect:
climate change. “It is too controversial a subject for me
Classification societies cannot
amount we use”
to comment on”, he said. Even so, ABS
shoulder the blame for catastrophic has established a Harsh Environment
climate change, but they remain a key Center (HEC) in association with the
element in the drive to exploit Arctic Jörg Beiler DNV vice president and Memorial University in Newfoundland
oil. Humanity’s insatiable appetite for regional manager for greater China to help its clients to exploit natural
oil is driving that move into the hitherto told a gathering of journalists at the resources in extreme conditions.
inaccessible regions. In the changing Marintec Exhibition in Shanghai last Lloyd’s Register did not comment on
Arctic landscape,` which alters the month that: “There is not enough the issue. NA
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