Brekke (th) was elected to the CLCS for five years. Here he is with Terje Aalia, legal advisor to Norway’s permanent delegation to the UN in New York. Among other things, he is responsible for monitoring maritime law cases. Photo: Norwegian delegation to the UN.
06/23/2022
Senior geologist Harald Brekke has been elected to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLPC).
The election took place at UN headquarters in New York on June 15. Brekke received 112 votes and received the third highest number of votes from his group after Portugal and Canada.
The commission has 21 members and it is very important to finally determine the limits of the continental shelf of the coastal States beyond 200 nautical miles.
The Continental Shelf Commission is established under the Convention on the Law of the Sea. In order to make recommendations on the outer limit of the continental shelf of coastal states beyond 200 nautical miles, the outer limit must be documented at the Continental Shelf Commission.
Based on the scientific criteria of the convention, the commission will then make recommendations on the destination of the outer limit of the plateau. The limits set on the basis of the recommendations of the commission become final.
– The fact that Harald was re-elected to the commission is gratifying. It is also a recognition of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and the expertise we have. I’m proud of that, says acting oil director Torgeir Stordal.
Updated: 06/23/2022
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