Russian yard delays delivery of icebreaker
Russia’s leading icebreaker yard, the Baltiysky Zavod, is more than two years behind schedule in the contruction of the country’s
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Finland: Seals gobble half a million fish – commercial fisheries report almost 500K in losses
Professional fishermen in Finland are up in arms about damages to their catch and equipment from grey seals. Recent figures
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Platinum mine criminal charges a first for Alaska
BETHEL – Back in August 2011, a federal biologist on a routine flight to survey salmon numbers was taken aback
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Oil lease sale in Arctic Alaska draws big money
Oil companies spent big money Wednesday for rights to explore the Colville River Delta and other state territory, making this
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Finland’s Economic Affairs Minister calls for special audit of Talvivaara mining company
Finland’s Economic Affairs Minister Jan Vapaavuori has called for a special audit of the bankruptcy estate of Talvivaara’s mining subsidiary
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Serious damage to drilling rig in Arctic Russia
The Gazprom Neft operated “Saturn” drilling rig lost one of its lifeboats and had its helipad destroyed by an
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Støre leads World Economic Forum’s council on the Arctic
Former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has been appointed manager of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda
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Statoil ends disappointing Arctic campaign
Statoil has completed its extensive 2013-2014 exploration program in the Barents Sea, with fewer commercial discoveries than the company had
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Finnish mining company Talvivaara Sotkamo to file for bankruptcy
The board of the cash-strapped Talvivaara Sotkamo mining company has decided to file for bankruptcy. Its parent company, Talvivaara Mining,
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Russia-Norway border traffic follows ruble downward
After years of booming border traffic, October saw a slide in people crossing the Russian-Norwegian border. Shopping tourism is less
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Record month for Norwegian seafood in spite of Russian sanctions
October was a record month for export of Norwegian seafood, in spite of the Russian ban on import. Export values
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The Swedish company offering a “carbon clean-up”
A Swedish company, Biorecro, is offering a technological solution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Biorecro’s managing director
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IMO completes Polar Code environmental rules
The UN International Maritime Organization has drafted the environmental regulations chapter for the Polar Code, a binding set of regulations
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Rosneft asks Russian government for renegotiated terms on offshore oil licenses
Under mounting pressure from foreign sanctions, Rosneft has asked the Russian government for renegotiated terms in all its offshore oil licenses.
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Shell puts eyes on Russian tundra oil
The oil company is taking steps to develop license areas in the Komi Republic. The Anglo-Dutch company is ready to
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