Murmansk supports building new road connection to Finland
Cross-border traffic and trade are down, but regional authorities in Murmansk still want to build a new road and border-crossing
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers
The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”
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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the
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Island in northwestern Russia becomes nature reserve
The unique birdlife on the island of Kolguyev needs protection, environmental authorities say. The Kolguevsky nature reserve (zakaznik) is established
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New satellites to boost communications in Arctic Norway
The Nordic country cooperates with the U.S and other allies over the development of a new broadband communication network in
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Russia tests new missiles to be deployed in Arctic
At least 4 powerful belt wagons roll into the terrain and fire the missiles that soon will be deployed along
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Another dry well for Norway’s Equinor in promising Arctic area
Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.
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Russia’s Gazprom cuts spending, creates subsidiary focused on geological survey
The Russian natural gas company cuts investments in mineral exploration by 10 billion rubles and announces the establishment of a
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Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say
“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
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Russia unveils major seaport project for Arctic LNG
On the desolate shores on peninsula Gydan comes the terminal that is to serve one of Russia’s biggest ever Arctic
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Russian troops hone landing skills near Norwegian border
A big landing ship sails into the Pechenga Bay to pick up marine infantry from nearby garrisons. The exercise started
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Finnish company joins mining project in Russian High Arctic
Mining technology company Outotec will take part in the development of the Pavlovsky zinc and lead mine in Novaya Zemlya,
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Northern Sea Route to get shipping boost from Dubai
The developers of the Northern Sea Route team up with DP World, the global port operator based in the Arab
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Russian, Chinese companies ink deal on shipping along Northern Sea Route
Russian natural gas producer Novatek sign deal with China’s COSCO on shipping on the Northern Sea Route. The agreement will
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Moscow’s new energy doctrine warns against green shift
International efforts against climate change are alright, but only as long as they do not encroach on the country’s oil
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