How to read this definition
Inclusion criteria describe evidence that can establish this activity. Exclusion criteria identify circumstances that do not establish it on that basis alone. The evaluation remains connected to its taxonomy version and supporting evidence.
Can establish this activity
Included when supported
Evidence may support involvement when it matches one or more of these inclusion criteria.
6 criteria
- 01Criterion
Include operators of commercial Arctic oil or gas fields within the selected geographic boundary.
- 02Criterion
Include holders of active Arctic oil or gas exploration, drilling, development, or production licences or rights where the entity’s substantive interest is documented.
- 03Criterion
Include entities directly conducting Arctic upstream drilling.
- 04Criterion
Include developers of active or committed Arctic upstream oil or gas projects, with project status and final-investment-decision evidence recorded.
- 05Criterion
Include owners or operators of Arctic wellheads, production facilities, and field infrastructure directly forming part of an upstream oil or gas project.
- 06Criterion
Include diversified or integrated energy companies with directly evidenced current Arctic upstream operations.
Does not establish this activity on its own
Excluded on this basis alone
These circumstances do not establish this activity unless separate evidence also meets an inclusion criterion.
6 criteria
- 01Criterion
Exclude contractors and service providers without direct resource ownership or operator responsibility; assess qualifying specialized services under Arctic Drilling Infrastructure and Services.
- 02Criterion
Exclude refining, transport, storage, trading, distribution, and other midstream or downstream activity without a separate Arctic upstream role.
- 03Criterion
Exclude scientific, environmental, geological, and public-sector research activity that does not constitute commercial hydrocarbon exploration or extraction.
- 04Criterion
Exclude fully decommissioned, surrendered, expired, or abandoned Arctic assets from current involvement while preserving verified historical involvement.
- 05Criterion
Exclude Arctic renewable-energy, mining, shipping, telecommunications, and other non-hydrocarbon infrastructure.
- 06Criterion
Exclude lending, underwriting, securities ownership, insurance, and other financial exposure that does not confer direct upstream ownership or operator responsibility.
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