Arctic oil plans in Norway and Russia disrupted amid COVID-19 crisis
Grand plans for drilling and field development in far northern Norwegian waters are being delayed and postponed. The coronavirus and
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Coronavirus: Russia hints it might close its border with Norway, Finland
Cases of coronavirus have been revealed at our neighbors, governor of the north Russian region explains. “I beg all inhabitants
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Putin signs Arctic master plan calling for more industrialization, partnerships and stability
The strategic document paves way for a massive industrialization of the country’s far north. The strategy includes Russia’s main objectives,
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Russian icebreaker which resupplied MOSAiC expedition asks for help
After having set historical record in winter ice, Russian icebreaker “Kapitan Dranitsyn” requests assistance for return voyage to mainland. The
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16,000 NATO troops kickstart Arctic war game in northern Norway
Northern Norway is battle zone in this year’s major allied Arctic exercise. Temperatures were dropping to below minus 20 degrees
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First case of coronavirus tested in Arctic Norway
A woman from the north Norwegian town of Tromsø has tested positive for the coronavirus. The woman was tested after
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Plenty of more oil in Barents Sea, says Norwegian petroleum authority
New field discoveries have been scarce, but the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate still believes that there is more than 3 billion
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China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic
The Norwegian Intelligence Service fears a stronger Chinese presence in the North, but the country’s ambassador assures that Beijing wants
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Politician calls for stronger EU engagement in Arctic
All key government structures of the Union must assign a far higher level of attention to Arctic affairs, says Urmas
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Extremely low pressure grounds some air traffic in northern Norway
The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north Norwegian coast. Early this week came another extreme. The
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Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations
Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed
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Russian vessels fired cruise missiles in Norwegian Sea as part of training
Two big naval vessels from the Northern Fleet trained combat against enemy aircrafts off the Norwegian coast. It was the
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Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil
A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.
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Russian mother who lost son in army wins case at European Court of Justice
The Human Rights Court in Strasbourg concludes that the Russian Military failed to investigate properly the death of Konstantin Luzyanin
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Russian company VostokCoal abandons major coal mining project in Arctic tundra
Vostok Coal is giving up its great Arctic project. The buyer of the vast coal reserves of the Taymyr Peninsula
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