Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic route
Russia’s state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued
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Business (Russia)
Fuel crisis grips Karelia in northern Russia
By Georgii Chentemirov Russia’s fuel crisis is disrupting daily life in Karelia, leaving tourism businesses stranded, hampering rescue operations, and threatening
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Murmansk governor announces construction start for Kola NPP-2
By Denis Zagore However, project operator Rosenergoatom has yet to announce the start of construction of the new nuclear power plant.
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Construction of Arctic LNG platforms resumes as China-made modules arrive in Belokamenka
Two heavy-load carriers have arrived in Belokamenka on the Kola Peninsula with Chinese-made modules for Novatek’s heavily sanctioned Arctic LNG
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TotalEnergies eyes exit from outlawed Arctic LNG 2
The French company’s 10 percent ownership stake in the sanctioned Russian gas project is likely to be acquired by a
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Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG sends first cargo to China since November
Yamal LNG, controlled by Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek, has sent its first cargo to China since last
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Russia eyes record cargo volumes on Northern Sea Route this year
Cargo volumes carried via the Northern Sea Route are expected to exceed 40 million tonnes by the end of the
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Nuclear icebreaker makes rare midwinter transfer from Arctic to Baltic Sea
The heavy freeze in the Gulf of Finland makes Russia move two icebreakers, among them the nuclear-powered Sibir, from Arctic waters.
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Russian shadow tanker blocked by Arctic sea ice
The tanker, which has shuttled between the far northern terminal and Chinese ports multiple times this year, has failed to
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Norilsk Nickel admits trouble as Russia’s war-torn economy suffers due to sanctions
In a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin, Vladimir Potanin said his Norilsk Nickel company is forced to operate under
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Kremlin envoy proposes ‘Putin-Trump tunnel’ to link Arctic Russia & Alaska
By Andrew Osborn Russia and the United States should build a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link
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Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua
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Governor inks deal with Chinese shipper, touts Murmansk as ‘Icy Silk Road’ hub
Cooperation with the shipping company NewNew Shipping Line could give the region a key position in Chinese container shipping across
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Russia to increase LNG exports to China from Arctic and Sakhalin: energy minister
Russia plans to increase LNG exports to China from the Arctic LNG 2 and Sakhalin 2 projects, and “serious joint
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Moscow pushing Arctic shipping towards disaster?
Russian authorities are green-lighting ships without ice-class on the Northern Sea Route. This month, it could have ended in catastrophe.
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