Chapter Summary:

 

• Who owns the seabed?: The UN continental shelf rules (200‑mile EEZ; conditional extensions) shape offshore rights and conflict.

• Arctic theater: Russia, Denmark/Greenland, Canada, US, Norway weigh claims (e.g., Lomonosov Ridge); symbolism meets strategy (flag‑planting dives).

• US angle: Domestic restrictions in some waters; fracking abundance changes incentives for Arctic fights—at least for now.

• Takeaway: Energy and geopolitics are entwined with maps, law, and ice—sometimes more than with rigs.

Additional Notes:

 

Volume of all the water found on the planet is actually smaller than the blue marble shown in the image compared to the size of planet earth!

Artur Nikolaevich Chilingarov
https://archive.is/vbRr6

In the United States, there are environmental restrictions on oil extraction in the waters off the country's east and west coasts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_offshore_drilling_debate
https://marinetraffic.com site, that tracks vessels on sea day and night, can used to see how effective a blockade is in any part of the world.