JOHANNESBURG: A Russian research vessel which has been prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic docked in South Africa on Saturday (Jan 28) following protests by green campaigners who say its operations in the region violate a treaty banning mineral exploration. Several members of the
A 1998 amendment to the 55-nation Antarctic Treaty, to which both Russia and South Africa are signatories, prohibits all mineral explorations and extractions in the region.
RosGeo, the state-owned Russian exploration company that operates the Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, says it has been conducting research in Russia's designated part of Antarctica since 1970 to explore for hydrocarbons.
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