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Border traffic between Murmansk and Norway dropped after entry-ban for private car

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 14:59
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The Norwegian police border control authority says travel across Schengen’s northern entry from Russia is dramatically lower compared with last

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Barents Sea cod quotas lowered by 20% for the third year in a row

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 23, 2023 at 09:03
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Norway and Russia find common interests in cod and other fish stocks. A deal is reached on the 2024 quotas.

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World’s northernmost coal power plant shuts down

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 09:19 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 09:22
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Longyearbyen at Svalbard switches from coal to diesel and halves the emission of CO2. October 19 marks the last day

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Food authorities suspend seafood import from Russia at Storskog checkpoint

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 10:39
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The physical facilities at Storskog border checkpoint do not meet the Norwegian standards required for carrying out control. From Friday,

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Norwegian oilmen lay out a picture of Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 09:40 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 09:42
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There is a growing interest in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate says in a statement and pitches a

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Svalbard cruise season in full swing, but unlikely to hit pre-pandemic record

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10:31
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About 25 cruise vessels are currently sailing the rugged, remote Svalbard archipelago with thousands of passengers hoping to get a

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Swedish developer plans to build greenest iron mine in Kirkenes

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 10:05
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Development company Grangex AO buys the Sydvaranger iron ore mine and says it aims for emission-free extraction. “We intend to

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Arctic Economic Council appoints new Chair

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 14:47
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The Arctic Economic Council (AEC) has appointed Inger Johnsen as the new chair of the body.  Johnsen, the head of

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Norway outlines major wind power development in Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 1, 2023 at 09:06
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A government appointed expert group draws up 20 offshore areas suitable for wind power development. Four of them are in

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In bid to tap Arctic gas, Norway eyes pipeline connection to Barents Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 11:29
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The Norwegian government might support the building of a far northern natural gas pipeline. A report commissioned by the country’s

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Last Norwegian businessmen in Murmansk mum on customers

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:35
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Olen Betong Murmansk AS, a fully Norwegian-owned company, posted a net profit of 5,4 million Norwegian kroner, but Director Atle

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Vår Energi found more oil at Goliat

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 11:19
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The oil discovery was made after drilling down to nearly 3,000 meters below the seafloor. Goliat is the only operational

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Blog: The black, the Blue and the Green— Norway’s energy dilemmas

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 08:43
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Less than two years ago, speculation was swirling around the possibility of a dramatic shift in Norwegian energy policy, as the fossil fuel-rich

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Slowdown in Barents Sea petroleum

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 09:31
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Norwegian Government offers only two new production licenses for the Barents Sea this year. The hunger for Barents Sea oil

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Most expedition cruise liners exclude Russian Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 09:31
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The war on Ukraine and geopolitical turbulence with concerns growing of further escalations of tensions with Russia have knock-on effects

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