A highly acclaimed Oxford professor who’s considered an expert on energy research has thrown cold water on Norway’s hopes for a new oil era in the Arctic. Dieter Helm doesn’t think oil prices will rise much higher and are more likely to fall, making costly oil investments in the Barents Sea unprofitable. Environmental activists have been at the forefront of warning about the risks of Arctic oil exploration and production. An Oxford professor and energy expert claims the economic risks are high as well. PHOTO: Greenpeace Helm, addressing an annual gathering of top oil industry officials in Sandefjord this week, said that an oil price of USD 50 a barrel is in fact high in historical perspective, even though it’s half of what it was just a few years ago. He thinks the current level of around USD 54, which has doubled in the past year but remains far […]