China and Arctic energy: drivers and limitations
Journal: The Polar Journal
Year: 2016

China’s growing demand for oil and gas is forcing the country to look abroad to secure new sources of imports. The Arctic region, rich in oil and gas resources, could function as such a source, and Chinese oil companies have already started to engage in oil and gas exploration and production there. The literature has tended to take this as evidence that China will become an increasingly active and important player in Arctic oil and gas resource developments, and the sanctions imposed on Russia’s