Mining comes to end in Nikel, Russia
More 80 years after Finns found huge nickel and copper reserves in the Kaula-Kotselvaara deposit, the last remaining mine in
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Small-size flights bound for Arkhangelsk backup airport Vaskovo
The big north Russian region will have to do with a small temporary airport for seven months as the runway
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As Novotek readies new Arctic production platform, LNG export to Europe beats record
European countries in April bought 12,073 billion cubic meters of liquified natural gas from the warring country. Amidst Moscow’s continued
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Moscow outlines big future for Arkhangelsk Seaport
Few months after the FSB-associated company of Andrei Patrushev acquired a stake in the Arctic infrastructure object, the country’s deputy
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Ships break through the Yenisey, unload 4,600 tons of oil pipes on the ice
Two ships at the same time docked in the thick sea-ice of the Yenisey River to deliver construction parts to
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Crisis-ridden Russian gas industry looks to Arctic for more LNG
Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak assembles energy company leaders for a discussion on how to boost production of liquified natural
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Old icebreakers eye upgrades for Murmansk-Vladivostok tourism
As international cruise liners pull out of the Russian Arctic amid Ukraine war, a domestic initiative launches month-long voyages along
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Huge budget deficit is building up in Russia’s economy
Moscow’s oil and gas revenues plummeted 46% in January-February. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, federal budget revenues in
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Russian oil company makes it through Arctic ice to Cape Tanalau
Ice lies thick on the Yenisey River as nuclear-powered icebreaker “Sibir” escorts a cargo ship to the remote terminal applied
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Russia continues big dig on Arctic seabed
A total of 13,5 million cubic meters of sea bottom is to be removed this year as part of Moscow’s
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Moscow say’s it won’t lower ambitions in Arctic
The capacity of seaports along the Northern Sea Route will reach 83 million tons in 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri
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Profit drops for Nornickel in Arctic Russia
Nornickel still earns very big money, but war-related sanctions and reorientations of sales to new markets were factors causing net
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Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production
Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to
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Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining
Industrial output, measured in volume, decreased by 4,1 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to data by Murmanskstat, the regional branch
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Construction starts at new Murmansk LNG hub
War and international sanctions notwithstanding, the Russian natural gas company forges ahead with the development of its grand Arctic projects.
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