CSIS Issues Commentary: Structural Barriers to Resource Extraction in Antarctica
April 01, 2026
April 01, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by William Muntean, senior associate (non-resident) of the Americas Program:
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The Structural Barriers to Resource Extraction in Antarctica
A geologist estimated in 2018 that the global price of oil would need to be above $200 per barrel for commercial resource extraction of oil in Antarctica to be feasible. That is a remarkably h . . .
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The Structural Barriers to Resource Extraction in Antarctica
A geologist estimated in 2018 that the global price of oil would need to be above $200 per barrel for commercial resource extraction of oil in Antarctica to be feasible. That is a remarkably h . . .