Moscow wants new connection to Arctic coast, revives plans for a railway to Sabetta
Following Putin’s highlighting of the Northern Latitudinal Passage in his recent address to the nation, the major railway project might
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World’s northernmost railway in Russia to carry 52 million tons of petro products
Gazprom Neft, the oil subsidiary of Gazprom, has struck a deal with the Russian Railways over massive deliveries of liquified
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First real green spring comes to Nikel, Russia
“We, ordinary people living in Nikel, are very happy. The air is fresh, leaves are green,” says Tatiana Bazanova who
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Megafon halts trans-Arctic cable project Arctic Connect
The trans-Arctic cable project that has been under planning for several years by Megafon and its Finnish partner Cinia might
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Here comes Russia’s biggest Arctic oil terminal
There is still a thick layer of sea-ice in the Yenisey Bay. But ships have still made their way to the
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Russian oil races against time in Arctic
“Extract as much as you can,” the country’s top energy legislator says. But time might be about to run out
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Murmansk railway line must be completed, say Russian officials
As construction of the Murmansk Transport Hub had come to a full halt, top federal officials assembled for a talk
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Wind turbines on their way to Russia’s western Arctic
Seventeen shipments with turbine components will be sent to far northern region as construction of Russia’s first Arctic wind power
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Amid pandemic, Murmansk gets new flights throughout Russia
This week, new direct flights take off from Murmansk to Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod. Domestic travel by the Aeroflot Group
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Total buys stake in Murmansk LNG terminal in Arctic Russia
The French company acquires 10 percent of Arkticheskaya Perevalka, the subsidiary company of Novatek that will operate a natural gas
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Norway’s Equinor is buying LNG from Russian Arctic
A carrier loaded with liquified natural gas from the Yamal Peninsula is on its way to Equinor’s Melkøya plant in
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North Russian regions want extension of Arctic shipping route
Five governors propose to establish a Big Northern Sea Route that stretches from St.Petersburg to Vladivostok. The regional leaders of
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Extensive reconstruction drawn up for fishery port in Arctic Russia
A brand new terminal will be built on an artificially created land, while the existing berths of the fishery port
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Rosatom makes fun of Suez traffic jam, promotes Russia’s Arctic route as alternative
In a twitter thread, Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation makes big fun of the trouble for global shipping caused by
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Arctic in spotlight as Moscow pushes for global lead in LNG
Russia’s new government Program on Liquified Natural Gas includes a series of new Arctic projects, among them possibly the Shtokman
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