Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site
A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a
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Business (Russia)
Russia considers building its own fleet of Arctic cruise ships
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara
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