Russia wants to boost tourism to Arctic archipelago
Government developers call for the building of Russian cruise vessels that can bring wealthy travelers to the far northern Franz
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Tankers set course for thick ice as part of experiment on Northern Sea Route
As natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie sails eastwards towards China, the Nikolay Zubov enters the Bering Strait in the
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What is happening with Arctic weather? Moscow wants to know
The Russian government decides to upgrade 123 meteorological stations in the Arctic. The network of meteorological stations has degraded over many
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Record-breaking heat followed by extreme cold on Russian Arctic coast
The year is coming to a close with temperatures down to minus 50 °C in parts of northern Siberia. Temperatures
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route breaks record
More than 32 million tons of goods has been shipped on the Russian Arctic shipping route in 2020. As Russia’s
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Russia’s Northern Fleet prepares Arctic deployment of hypersonic Kinzhal missile
Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say. A decision
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Shell teams up with Gazprom Neft in Arctic
The two companies are jointly to develop license areas in Russia’s far northern Gydan Peninsula. A joint venture established on
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Norway’s new Arctic Policy outlines dramatic shift in regional security
A sharp change in Norway’s relationship with neighboring Russia stands a the core of the Prime Minister’s new policy document.
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Northern climate change will cost country €99 billion says Russia’s Minister of the Arctic
Direct damage on buildings and infrastructure will be up to €99 billion, says Deputy Minister of the Far East and
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Rosneft tells Putin new Arctic project will produce 30 million tons of oil by 2024
About 100 drilling rigs will be erected on the Taymyr tundra and a 770 km long oil pipeline will bring
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Oslo fends off climate activists, offers oil companies 136 new oil blocks in northern waters
As the Norwegian government awaits the Supreme Court’s verdict in a historic climate law suit, it announces another 136 oil
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Permafrost melting did not trigger oil spill catastrophe, says Russian control authority
A report from federal technical inspection authority Rostekhnadzor concludes that construction faults and maintenance negligence were main reasons for the
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Growth continues on Northern Sea Route despite year of crisis
Figures for the first 10 months of 2020 show that Arctic shipping continues to increase despite the coronavirus and world
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Putin reshuffles top team on environment and Arctic
The Russian Minister of Natural Resources is fired and replaced by the Minister of the Far East and Arctic. Speculations
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Moscow pushes for more Arctic drilling
Prime Minister Mishustin wants to tap into vast oil and gas resources on the Arctic shelf and commissions his cabinet
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