New production platform arrives in Utrenneye. It is part of Russia’s big push into Arctic LNG
Accompanied by 12 tugs and support ships, the 640,000 ton heavy production unit this week docked in the Utrenneye port
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Floating LNG platform : big advance for Russia’s expansive Arctic industry
It was a historical moment for Novatek and the Russian natural gas industry. Six years after construction started on the
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New Arctic industry gives boost in icy shipments
Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers made a total of 435 ship escort operations in the first half of 2023. New industrial projects
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Russian VTB bank to finance the construction of icebreakers
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Amid sanctions, the importance of the Northern Sea Route rises. The Russian-sanctioned bank
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Heavy lift carrier enters icy Arctic waters en route from China to Murmansk
The more than 200 meter long Pugnax sails through the Bering Strait and westwards on the Northern Sea Route. On
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Chinese investors could finance Murmansk LNG
Leader of natural gas company Novatek pushes for tax benefits for Chinese companies investing in the Russian Arctic. According to
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Two icebreakers escort gas tanker in first summer shipment on Arctic route
Ice lies thick on the water as nuclear powered icebreakers “Sibir” and “Arktika” escort LNG carrier “Fedor Litke” into the
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Novatek mulls 1,300 km pipeline to LNG plant in Murmansk
The natural gas company intends to build a major natural gas plant in the Kola Peninsula that will be connected
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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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