In a statement to the BBC, Exxon Mobil said that before drilling offshore "it is standard industry practice to conduct extensive studies at and below the seabed" to check for hazards, using tools including remote sonar and a magnetometer.

BBC: Russia explores old nuclear waste dumps in Arctic

In the meantime, I guess women will have to take another lesson from the male-dominated corporate world and practice the equivalent of companies hiding their assets in offshore accounts.

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