Inadequate risk assessments – A study on worst-case scenarios related to petroleum exploitation in the Lofoten area

• Published in: Marine Policy
• Main Authors: Hauge, Kjellrun Hiis, Blanchard, Anne, Andersen, Gisle, Boland, Ragnhild, Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar, Howell, Daniel, Meier, Sonnich, Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar, Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Worst-case scenario; Risk assessments; Petroleum production; Uncertainty; Science for policy; VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Eco-toxicology: 489; VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økotoksikologi : 489; Lofoten; Norway; Vesterålen; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/9689; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2013.07.008

Heated debates are currently taking place on whether to open the area of Lofoten and Vesterålen in Northern Norway for petroleum production. Seismic explorations in this area have indicated promising petroleum resources. The area is known for its unique landscape and as a key spawning and nursery ar...