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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions

20 August 201920 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, defence, Franz Josef Land, Hurtigruten, military, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, tourism

The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will

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Luxury cruise ship leaves Alaska toward Northern Sea Route

15 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Alaska, cruise ships, cruises, Nome, Northern Sea Route, tourism, tromso

The Silver Explorer gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.

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Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, economy, Kirkenes, Murmansk, travel

Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.

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Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route

31 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments food, Irtysh River, Japan, Northern Sea Route, Omsk, Sabetta, shipping, Siberia

It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018

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Rosneft announces more offshore drilling in Arctic Russia

30 July 201930 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, energy, Kara Sea, oil, Rosneft

Five years after it found one of the largest oil fields in Arctic waters, Rosneft makes clear that more drilling

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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201919 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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