Blog: At White House, U.S. and Nordic leaders talk shop on the Arctic
Last Friday, over a state dinner of cured salmon, salt-cured ahi tuna, and venison tartar with truffle vinaigrette, President Barack
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Business
Barents Sea drilling to trigger ‘wealth creation’
“This is the start for real repercussions in the north,” says Kjell Giæver, head of the supply network Petro Arctic.
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How new Barents oil licenses can help build Russia-Norway ties
New licenses in the Barents Sea could open up opportunities for comprehensive energy cooperation between Norway and Russia, Kirkenes Mayor
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How Arctic shipping could boost Canada’s trade relationship with Asia
While the Northwest Passage is a long way away from becoming a commercially viable maritime shipping route, even a moderate
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Shell isn’t the only oil company leaving Alaska’s Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell’s decision last fall to abandon its offshore oil exploration program in Alaska — and its recent move to
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Shell gives up on all but one Chukchi Sea lease
Royal Dutch Shell has decided to give up all but one of its federal offshore leases in the Chukchi Sea,
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Finland-Russia trade down – but some remain hopeful
An economic barometer survey found that while trade between Finland and Russia contracted again last year – some companies say
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Blog: Eimskip in Maine – A saga for the 21st-century Arctic
Last week, I wrote about my visit to the state of Maine, an up-and-coming actor in Arctic affairs. One of
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Norway’s seafood exports booming
So far this year Norway has exported seafood worth nearly €4 billion, an increase of 26 percent year-on-year. Norwegian seafood
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Coal miners look to Taymyr peninsula in Russian Arctic
Several shiploads of mining equipment are sent from Murmansk to the Arctic outpost of Dikson. It is the company Vostokugol,
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Chinese mega-deals in Yamal LNG
Novatek lands historic $12 billion credit deals with Chinese banks. Project operator Novatek in March made clear that «several big
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Could good mining jobs actually hurt Bush villages? Y-K Health Corp. thinks so
BETHEL – The biggest employer on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has taken a stand against the biggest economic development project there,
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Lukoil brings its Arctic oil to Murmansk
For the first time in years, oil from Varandey is reloaded in the Kola Bay. Murmansk appears to be taking
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Rosneft prepares seismic mapping of east Arctic waters
The exploration of the company’s licenses in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas will start this summer, regional authorities say.
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Yamal LNG gets $4.1 billion from Russian banks
Credits from state-controlled Sberbank and Gazprombank secure continued development of the great Arctic gas project. The door to western credit
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