Bolstered by battery boom, British mining company to dig nine new open pits in Russian Arctic
Eurasian Mining Plc teams up with state company Rosgeo for the development of a new far northern ‘global center’ for
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This year’s last transit shipment underway on Northern Sea Route
Few days after several ships were rescued out of the sea-ice, nuclear icebreaker Yamal prepares for escort of heavy loads
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After 30 years of construction, a remote tundra highway nears its destination in Arctic Russia
More than 500 workers step up building of the remaining 40 km of the road between Naryan-Mar and Usinsk. It
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After a month stuck in Arctic sea ice, nine vessels make it to Kara Sea
Never before at this time of year have so many vessels been rescued out of the ice, says Russia’s nuclear
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New mining project sets sights on Chukotka in Russia’s eastern Arctic
The KAZ Minerals will install four small-scale nuclear power stations on the Russian Arctic coast that are to serve one
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More icebreakers coming to aid Russian Arctic ships in need
The Arktika on the 30th of November left St.Petersburg where it has undergone technical upgrades, and is due to arrive
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Putin praises China and paves way for stronger Arctic energy deal
Russia expects Chinese banks to soon sign financing agreements for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. In his greetings to the
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Arctic shippers eye release from Russian ice captivity
The 15 ships that for the last two weeks have been ice-locked in Russian Arctic waters see release coming as
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Two icebreakers on the way to rescue ice-locked ships on Northern Sea Route
But some of the vessels will have to wait for at least one week before they are released from captivity
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Early freeze takes shippers by surprise on Northern Sea Route
An early freeze has taken shippers by surprise and a big number of vessels are in danger of getting stuck
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As Moscow snubs coal deal at COP26, Russian miners get ready for Arctic dig
Russian coal production is expected to grow 6 percent in 2021. Additional growth is planned over the next years partly
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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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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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