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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201916 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Murmansk, Novatek, offshore drilling, oil, Rosneft, Russia

A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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Russia considers building its own fleet of Arctic cruise ships

11 July 201911 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barentsburg, cruise ships, Franz Josef Land, tourism, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Murmansk, in northwest Russia, and Barentsburg, on Svalbard, could become vital ports for a new series of Russian medium-sized luxury

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Business is good for Russian nickel giant Nornickel

9 July 20199 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kola Peninsula, mining, Norilsk Nickel, Nornickel

Nornickel makes big money and has tripled payouts to its shareholders over the last three years. The annual General Meeting

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Chinese drilling rig returns to Arctic Russia

5 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, China, energy, gas, Kara Sea, LNG, oil

It is the third year in a row that drilling rig Nan Hai 8 arrives in Murmansk to prepare for

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Floating nuclear power plant will be key to Northern Sea Route, Russia’s Rosatom says

4 July 20194 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, nuclear, nuclear power

The Akademik Lomonosov has been officially handed over to the Russian state nuclear power company. The construction and testing of

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Japanese companies buy stake in Russian Arctic LNG project

2 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, Japan, LNG

Companies Mitsui and JOGMEC acquire a 10 percent share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2. The deal gives the two Japanese

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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub

26 June 201926 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, Dikson, energy, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the

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Russia’s Gazprom cuts spending, creates subsidiary focused on geological survey

14 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, Gazprom, Gazprom Nedra, geology, LNG

The Russian natural gas company cuts investments in mineral exploration by 10 billion rubles and announces the establishment of a

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Russia unveils major seaport project for Arctic LNG

12 June 201912 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, Gydan Peninsula, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, shipping, Utrennoye

On the desolate shores on peninsula Gydan comes the terminal that is to serve one of Russia’s biggest ever Arctic

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Finnish company joins mining project in Russian High Arctic

11 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments mining, Novaya Zemlya, Outotec, Pavlovsky, Rosatom

Mining technology company Outotec will take part in the development of the Pavlovsky zinc and lead mine in Novaya Zemlya,

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Northern Sea Route to get shipping boost from Dubai

7 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments DP World, Dubai, Northern Sea Route, Rosatom, shipping

The developers of the Northern Sea Route team up with DP World, the global port operator based in the Arab

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Russian, Chinese companies ink deal on shipping along Northern Sea Route

7 June 20197 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, Cosco, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, Polar Silk Road, shipping, Sovcomflot

Russian natural gas producer Novatek sign deal with China’s COSCO on shipping on the Northern Sea Route. The agreement will

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New Russian icebreaker will boost year-round shipping on Northern Sea Route

27 May 201927 May 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, shipping, transport

With two powerful nuclear reactors, Rosatomflot’s third LK-60Ya icebreaker will help Russia export even more gas to Asia by 2022.

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Novatek announces third LNG project in Arctic Russia

23 May 201924 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, LNG, Novatek, Ob LNG, Sabetta, Yamal LNG

The Ob LNG will be developed exclusively with Russian technology. As if in a great rush to develop its Arctic

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Chinese rig makes massive gas discovery in Arctic Russia

21 May 201921 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, China, energy, gas, Gazprom, Kara Sea, oil

The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara

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