Energy and Transport Development in the Arctic By

Energy and Transport Development in the Arctic By John Higginbotham First North American Sustainable Economic Development Summit Las Colinas-Irving, Texas, August 25 -26, 2014

Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative

SS Manhattan Oil Tanker – traversed the NWP in 1969

Nordic Orion’s Voyage on the NWP, September 2014 Source: http: //yle. fi/uutiset/luoteisvaylan_avannut_nordic_orion_saapuu_porin_satamaan/6874171

The Big Melt

Maritime jurisdiction and boundaries in the Arctic

Arctic Shipping Routes

The Northern Sea Route (NSR)

NSR in numbers • 12, 800 km between East Asia and Western Europe (21, 000 km if using the Suez Canal) • Cuts 10 -15 days (between July and November, East Asia to Western Europe) • 10 days could save $1 million per journey • $300, 000 icebreaker fees compared to $400, 000 to pass the Suez Canal • Less fuel • Less CO 2 emissions

Source: CHNL http: //www. arctic-lio. com NSR SAR Centres

Icebreakers of the World (Source: USCG)

Russian LK-60 Icebreaker Dimensions: • 173 meters long • 34 meters wide • price tag of € 1. 1 billion • overall power of 60 MW • variable draught from 8. 5 m to 10. 8 m Will make it possible to use the Northern Sea Route all year around Ready for operations in 2017

Breaking All Barriers - Russian LK-110 Operational Tasks Parameters Escorting of ships on the traditional transportation directions during winter-spring period. Shaft Power 110 MW Escorting of large capacity ships in the year-round export of raw resources extracted on the arctic seas shelf. Servicing transit transportation between Western Europe and Far East Length 193. 6 m Breadth 38 m Draft 11 -13 m Displacement 55 600 t Icebreaking capability 3. 5 m Source: Marine Exchange of Alaska presentation

Source: Marine Exchange of Alaska presentation

Canadian Teekay, Japanese Mitsui OSK Lines and Korean Daewoo signed a contract in July 2014 to build 9 Arctic LNG icebreaker tankers for Russia’s Yamal project

LNG Shipping Scenarios

2012 Traffic in the Canadian Arctic

Cold War Map