Melting sea ice due to warmer ocean temperatures, one of the effects of climate change, makes searching for oil and gas easier.  www.ibtimes.com

GR:  That Exxon has had internal analysts working on climate change for years hardly seems like news.   Stockholders would consider any CEO of a company conducting outdoor operations incompetent if they failed to evaluate potential effects of climate dynamics.  You can safely bet the farm that the leading companies of the major industries (#CEFIM–chemical, energy, finance, insurance, military) all have analysts assigned to climate change.