First barrel of Arctic oil destined for Europe

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A controversial oil platform in Russia’s Arctic waters is now generating oil for sale.

And it’s infuriating environmental activists.

Last September, 28 Greenpeace members were arrested protesting the oil rig.

What they were fighting against is now a reality – the first sea-drilled Arctic oil is on its way to market.

While actual drilling and selling of Arctic oil is a milestone for Russia, what does this mean for the rest of the region?

Chris Windeyer is a writer for Up Here Business, a business magazine about and from the North.

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