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Author: Barents Observer

Oil tanker Shturman Skuratov is shipping Russian Arctic oil for Gazprom Neft.
Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 News Russia 

Sea-ice lies thick on the water as Russian oil tanker sails Arctic route

Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2024 at 12:48
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Loaded with up to 38,000 tons of oil, the 245 meter long tanker Shturman Skuratov makes this year’s first transit

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Norwegian oil and gas industry expects a rise in investments in 2024

Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 11:02
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The Offshore Norway (The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association) reported that it expects investments of NOK 240 billion ($22,320,214) on

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Refugee overload for town in Arctic Norway

Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 13:19 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 13:20
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As Syrian refugees by the hundreds cross over from Russia, capacities in the Arctic Norwegian town of Kirkenes are reaching their limits.

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

200 million rubles stolen from Russia’s Northern Fleet

Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 14:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 18:25
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About 200 million rubles have been stolen from Zvezdochka, the Northern Fleet yard in Severodvinsk. A source in the Russian

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Environment General Iceland Politics (Iceland) 

More Arctic research, intn’l cooperation needed

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 15:10 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 14:14
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REYKJAVIK: The climatic changes taking place in the Arctic are a call to action for the world. We must answer

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

NSR – Russia to focus on domestic projects

Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 19:02
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REYKJAVIK: Transit cargo between Europe and Asia is plummeting, but cargo to and from Russian ports along the Northern Sea

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Business Business (Iceland) General Iceland 

Germany, Iceland cooperate on new transpolar port

Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 19:02
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  The German company Bremenports has concluded an agreement with Icelandic authorities and the Icelandic engineering company Elfa on a

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

The new Barents priorities

Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:47
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Regional identity is on the priority list of the new Russian Barents Council chairmanship along with cross-border transportation, climate, culture

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General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) Special Features 

International community talks Arctic in Iceland

Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 14:26 — Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:47
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REYKJAVIK: The capital of Iceland stands in the Arctic limelight for the next couple of days, as people from around

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General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian no-shows at Barents meeting

Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 15:18 — Last Updated: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 15:25
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The Norwegians are known as staunch supporters of the Barents Cooperation. But they show a clearly fading engagement in the

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Norway app helps reaction to oil spills

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 17:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:48
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How large the impact from an oil spill occurrence is, depends on how quickly the clean-up begins. While operational crews

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Bellona Murmansk dissolved as Russian NGO

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 15:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:48
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The environmental organization Bellona Murmansk was on Monday dissolved as a NGO after it was declared a «foreign agent» by

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland inspects Russian Arctic Brigade

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 13:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 19:46
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The Finnish Defence Command is starting a three-day evaluation visit to Alakurtti, the base for Russia’s new Arctic special forces.

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russia: Tough times for Arctic oil region

Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 15:40
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Russia’s far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug boosts debts to cope with a quickly growing deficit. The oil-rich region located along

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Dmitry Rogozin heads Russia's commission for Arctic affairs. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Moscow to set up Arctic media service

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 13:12
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Russia will establish a major new media resource aimed at promoting Russian national interest in the Arctic. The new state-sponsored

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