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Turkish companies to help rescue LNG project in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 12, 2022 at 10:38
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Big western companies are pulling out of Novatek’s grand Arctic LNG 2 project. Turkish companies, among them Karpowership, appear ready

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Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 15:13
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The state company managed by Putin’s long-time ally Igor Sechin has spud the first wells and started construction of oil

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Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 13:48
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Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock

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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 14:02
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The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during

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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022 at 14:44
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Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”

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Nuclear subs sailing to St. Petersburg surfaced northwest of Haakonsvern naval base

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 11:28
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While Norwegian officials are reluctant to give details, the British Royal Navy now tells how they shadowed the two Russian

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No foreign companions as Gazprom prepares well drilling in Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 10:54
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The semisubmersible rig on the 17th of July set out from Murmansk with course for one of Gazprom’s remote Arctic

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First Baltic Sea voyage for Russia’s 4th generation multi-purpose sub

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 12:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 12:47
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Last autumn, the “Severodvinsk” test launched the submarine version of Russia’s new hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile in the Barents Sea.

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Northern Fleet sabotage-reconnaissance group eliminated, claims Ukraine Intelligence

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 10:17
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It is the Defense Intelligence Agency of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense that posted the information via its Telegram channel on Monday. The

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Nickel-tycoon Vladimir Potanin has big plan for Arctic hub Dudinka

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 14:25
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A significant expansion of capacities is underway in the far northern port town of Dudinka as shipping on the northern

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Repressive authorities block Indigenous Russia site

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 10:03
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“This is how the Russian Government protects its own citizens from receiving so-called ‘dangerous’ information about the indigenous peoples’ rights,”

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Murmansk gets comprehensive facial-recognition surveillance system

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 09:24
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Authorities call it the «Safe City project» – the 1,658 CCTV cameras that will be installed in the Murmansk region

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Rosneft announces big oil finding in icy Pechora Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 13:01
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The Russian state-run oil company estimates the deposit to contain 82 million tons of oil. The discovery is made in

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Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 09:49
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Speaker of Russia’s Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, wants a study on possible options of denouncing the 2010 Treaty with Norway concerning

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Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 15:26
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Rosatom engages the world’s only civilian nuclear-powered cargo vessels for yet another year on voyages between St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk,

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