Russia choose Northern Sea Route for cargo to Bangladesh, although Suez would be much shorter
The route from St. Petersburg to Bangladesh via Murmansk and Vladivostok is about 3,200 nautical miles longer than sailing the
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Business (Russia)
Oil shipments through Barents Sea could rocket with Rosneft’s new Arctic field
The Russian state company intends to produce 30 million tons in its Vostok Oil project in 2024. Most of it
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Putin says gas from Arctic Russia can provide long-term energy security for Europe and Asia
We have more than 50 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves alone in the Yamal region, the President underlined
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route on course for 35 million tons in 2021
There is considerable growth in shipments on Russia’s remote Arctic route, but shippers will have to boost deliveries by more
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Nuclear-powered gold mine coming to Russia’s Arctic Coast
The Kyuchus field will be one of Russia’s biggest gold mining projects. Its development includes the building of a nuclear
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Russia’s Rosneft and Norway’s Equinor sign agreement to manage emissions
Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft joins forces with Norway’s Equinor in an effort to manage carbon emissions. The two companies
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Russia’s defence minister pushes Siberian mega-plan
The Russian defence minister wants to build several mega-cities and connect the vast region to the Arctic. The grand Soviet-style
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Arctic sea-ice reaches this year’s low, but shippers still snub Northern Sea Route
After Russia’s warmest-ever summer, the Northern Sea Route is almost ice-free. But only few shipmasters set course for the Arctic
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Construction resumes at Murmansk transport hub
After being paused for nearly a year, work is again underway at the Lavna universal port with a first aim
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Novatek’s new Arctic license areas located in protected nature reserve
The natural gas company was awarded the controversial licenses after it sent a letter to the Kremlin. Company leader Leonid
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Russia and India talk oil and Arctic
The huge Vostok Oil project was key issue of discussion when Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas Shri Hardeep
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New coal terminal project underway in Arctic Russia
A major infrastructure project is unfolding on the remote coast of the Kara Sea. A significant number of excavators, bulldozers
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Rosneft surveys oil potential in eastern Arctic waters of Russia
Several survey vessels are mapping the petroleum potential of the Laptev Sea and a drillship is on its way to
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Russians promote methanol plant to Chinese energy investors
The developers of the far northern Indiga project are courting Chinese investors. The plans to build a methanol plant on
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Big oil, gas and coal making headway on Russian Arctic coast
Hundreds of ships loaded with construction materials shuttle to the sites of new nonrenewable energy projects. Over the past year,
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