Russian Arctic natural gas comes to India
The first shipment of LNG from Yamal has been delivered to the South Asian country. It was the first ever
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Business (Russia)
Foreign-flagged? Russia floats new steps to restrict Arctic shipping
Only ships built in Russia will be allowed to carry oil, natural gas and coal along the Northern Sea Route,
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Russia’s Arctic platform to double oil production
By the year 2020, the Prirazlomnaya platform in the Pechora Sea will boost annual oil production to five million tons. It
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ExxonMobil pulls out of Arctic cooperation with Rosneft
ExxonMobil is giving up its comprehensive Arctic cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegians still cling on. It was ExxonMobil that signed
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Russia: Northernmost mine to be powered by nuclear reactors
Rosatom considers to take use of small-scale nuclear reactors for the projected Pavlovsky mine in Novaya Zemlya. The proposal was
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Gazprom’s exports from Arctic reach record-high numbers
As Gazprom this months celebrates its 25-years anniversary, it can record a historical high in natural gas exports. In a
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Russia wants cryptocurrency farms in Murmansk region
New cryptocurrency farms should be built in the Murmansk region where there is abundant electricity available at affordable prices, Kravchenko
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Russian Duma tries to avoid Gazprom-Rosneft rumble over LNG
The Energy Committee in the lower house of the Russian parliament has concluded that Rosneft should not be allowed to
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Russia’s unique drilling ship gets overhaul, will be sent to Arctic
The «Bavenit» will become one of the world’s best equipped ships of its kind, capable of exploring the outer parts
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Oil company Rosneft applies for new licence to drill along Laptev Sea coast
Oil company Rosneft intends to extend its Arctic drilling program in the remote Gulf of Khatanga. The state company wants
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Murmansk and Arkhangelsk fail to attract foreign cruise vessels
A new 206-meters long quay and newly renovated port facilities in the central harbor of Murmansk will be far from
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Blog – Bitcoin mining: The next rush to hit the Arctic?
Deep in the heart of Siberia near the alluring shores of Lake Baikal lies Irkutsk – a city fast becoming
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China wants in on Russian wind park project
Green power was a key issue of discussion during last week’s Karelian government visit to the Chinese province of Fujian.
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«Finland’s Pyhäjoki nuclear plant takes our pension money»
While four million elderly Russians live below the poverty line, the country’s pension fund pays for Rosatom-backed nuclear plant in
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2017, a year of ups and downs for Russian Arctic oil
Russian Arctic oil is on the rise. But several regions experience a decline in output. It is the Yamal-Nenets region
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