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Arcerion also produces a considerable amount of oil, with its daily oil production for 2024 sitting at 4.3 million barrels a day. | Arcerion also produces a considerable amount of oil, with its daily oil production for 2024 sitting at 4.3 million barrels a day. | ||
== Sovereignty == | == Sovereignty == | ||
[[File:Escort high seas.jpg|thumb|An escort vessel of the Royal Arcerion Naval Service sails in a winter storm during patrol operations in the Albion Sea, 2017. ]] | |||
Arcerion maintains its sovereign right over the Albion Sea Gas Fields due to two factors, historical claim from the [[Arco Polar Expeditions|expeditions]] of [[John Howland]], and the inherent geographical location of Howland Governorate. To support this, it has permanently stationed several of its naval vessels, and regularly the ''ACS'' Kurst, the nation's carrier, makes port visits to the Arctic territory, to reaffirm Arco sovereignty. Additionally, there is no non-Arco majority-owned corporations permitted to operate in the gas field, even though there is considerable investment from some other Levantine nations. | Arcerion maintains its sovereign right over the Albion Sea Gas Fields due to two factors, historical claim from the [[Arco Polar Expeditions|expeditions]] of [[John Howland]], and the inherent geographical location of Howland Governorate. To support this, it has permanently stationed several of its naval vessels, and regularly the ''ACS'' Kurst, the nation's carrier, makes port visits to the Arctic territory, to reaffirm Arco sovereignty. Additionally, there is no non-Arco majority-owned corporations permitted to operate in the gas field, even though there is considerable investment from some other Levantine nations. | ||
The Gas Field has also brought about some issues with the [[Alpachnee Confederation]], as it has sought to use the gas fields as a means to economically improve its standing and GDP. This has resulted in several maritime and naval tensions between Arcerion and the Confederation, at times escalating and raising the risk of a shooting war between the two Cronan nations. The most prominent of these was a 2018 incident where an Alpachnee corvette attempted to prevent the ''MV'' Starlight, an Arcerion-chartered oil tanker belonging to the Albion Gas Consortium. The corvette conducted several dangerous maneuvers as the ''MV'' Starlight attempted to travel to Atrassica, and the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]] was forced to intervene, with the ''ACS'' Warrington, a destroyer, and its accompanying escorts escalating almost to the use of force before the Indigenous vessel broke away for port. The Arcer government lodged formal complaints with the Alpachnee Ambassador to Arcerion and their government over the issue, although no apology was ever given. | The Gas Field has also brought about some issues with the [[Alpachnee Confederation]], as it has sought to use the gas fields as a means to economically improve its standing and GDP. This has resulted in several maritime and naval tensions between Arcerion and the Confederation, at times escalating and raising the risk of a shooting war between the two Cronan nations. The most prominent of these was a 2018 incident where an Alpachnee corvette attempted to prevent the ''MV'' Starlight, an Arcerion-chartered oil tanker belonging to the Albion Gas Consortium. The corvette conducted several dangerous maneuvers as the ''MV'' Starlight attempted to travel to Atrassica, and the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]] was forced to intervene, with the ''ACS'' Warrington, a destroyer, and its accompanying escorts escalating almost to the use of force before the Indigenous vessel broke away for port. The Arcer government lodged formal complaints with the Alpachnee Ambassador to Arcerion and their government over the issue, although no apology was ever given. | ||