Blades start spinning at wind farm in Arctic Russia, weeks after Italian operator out
It was projected and built by Italian energy company Enel, but when the far northern wind power park was launched
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Amid plummeting export, Gazprom opens new Arctic field
The Semakovskoye natural gas field is located offshore in the far northern Gulf of Ob. In a statement, Gazprom CEO Aleksei
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New icebreaker has major importance for Northern Sea Route, says Rosatom
The “Ural,” Russia’s third vessel of the powerful LK-60 class, makes its maiden voyage to its home port of Murmansk.
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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers
The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched
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As EU oil ban approaches, a Russian tanker tests Arctic route to China
The 257 meter long oil tanker “Vasily Dinkov” sails the Northern Sea Route to the Chinese port of Rizhao. The
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Ice conditions on Northern Sea Route may pose navigation challenges this season
Last year’s early freeze triggered a critical situation with more than 20 vessels stuck in thick ice. This year, the
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Equinor postpones decision on northernmost oil field
Environmental organizations rejoice as the Norwegian oil company and its partners announce a postponement of an investment decision on oil
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Norway ups climate ambitions…and boosts its fossil fuels
Ahead of COP27 climate talks in Egypt, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre makes clear that national emissions will be cut
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Isolated Russia seeks way out through Arctic waters
With export corridors under pressure, Russia should look towards the Northern Sea Route, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak says. “With
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Arctic Norwegian border town warns against ‘isolationist policy’ towards Russia
Political leaders in Kirkenes criticize the local Head of Police following her call to close north Norwegian seaports for Russian
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Russian Arctic coal is looking for way out of sanctions
The launch of coal mining at the far northern Taymyr Peninsula was to lead to a boost in exports through
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Russian drone pilot detained on border to Norway
A Russian citizen has been detained on the border crossing point of Storskog after police found two drones in his
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Mobilized Russian reservists get combat training along border to NATO
Ahead of deployment in Ukraine, mobilized men are sent to training facilities in Pechenga, the Russian border region to Norway.
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Russia’s North Pole platform starts ice drift towards Greenland Sea
The new Arctic research station has been moored to a 42 square kilometer big ice floe in remote Arctic waters
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From the Arctic tundra to the Ukrainian front
“All of Yamal is with you,” the governor of the far northern Russian region proclaimed as he wished his drafted
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