Turkish companies to help rescue LNG project in Arctic Russia
Big western companies are pulling out of Novatek’s grand Arctic LNG 2 project. Turkish companies, among them Karpowership, appear ready
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Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project
The state company managed by Putin’s long-time ally Igor Sechin has spud the first wells and started construction of oil
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Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field
Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock
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Nuclear subs sailing to St. Petersburg surfaced northwest of Haakonsvern naval base
While Norwegian officials are reluctant to give details, the British Royal Navy now tells how they shadowed the two Russian
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No foreign companions as Gazprom prepares well drilling in Arctic waters
The semisubmersible rig on the 17th of July set out from Murmansk with course for one of Gazprom’s remote Arctic
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First Baltic Sea voyage for Russia’s 4th generation multi-purpose sub
Last autumn, the “Severodvinsk” test launched the submarine version of Russia’s new hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile in the Barents Sea.
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Nickel-tycoon Vladimir Potanin has big plan for Arctic hub Dudinka
A significant expansion of capacities is underway in the far northern port town of Dudinka as shipping on the northern
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Rosneft announces big oil finding in icy Pechora Sea
The Russian state-run oil company estimates the deposit to contain 82 million tons of oil. The discovery is made in
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Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity
Rosatom engages the world’s only civilian nuclear-powered cargo vessels for yet another year on voyages between St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk,
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We’re building a ‘Noah’s Ark’ in the Arctic, Rosneft CEO says in speech
A great Flood is on its way from the West, Igor Sechin warns. He finds salvation in Arctic project Vostok
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Russia sends year’s first vessel east on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s brand new icebreaker “Sibir” this week broke through the most icy parts of the Northern Sea Route. Western sanctions
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Russian renewable energy soon without foreign partners
Finnish energy company Fortum is exiting Russia. The same could soon be the case with Enel and other western power
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Japan government bank extends freeze of loan to Arctic LNG 2
The loan agreement signed last November between the Russian natural gas project and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
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With nickel in great demand, Nornickel expands Kola mine in Arctic Russia
The Severny Gluboky mine located near Russia’s border to Norway will be made 300 meters deeper to keep up local
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Biggest construction sites in Arctic Russia could turn into ghost towns
Thousands of jobs will vanish if projects like the Belokamenka Yard outside Murmansk come to halt. Several of Russia’s biggest
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