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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:54
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Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The

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* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Countries Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Tourism in Finnish Lapland faces uncertainty due to sanctions on Russia

Saara-Maria Salonen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 17:14
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The closure of Russian airspace is causing uncertainty in Lapland’s tourism industry, which has relied heavily on travel from Asian

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Inuvik, Canada, braces for surge in tourism

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 11:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 09:08
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Tourism officials and operators in Inuvik, N.W.T., are ramping up for an expected surge in bookings this summer. “It’s looking good

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Blog: Russia’s Arctic gas is funding the war in Ukraine

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12:35
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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia 

Russia’s Arctic policy at risk of major collapse

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 10:49
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Energy projects are put on hold and hyped ambitions for the Northern Sea Route increasingly look doomed. At the same

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Norway Russia 

Norway intends to keep seaports open to Russian ships

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 13:48
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We must not burn all bridges to the Russian people, the Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister says  Temperatures had dropped

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Arctic Economic Council switching to online meeting amidst Russian invasion of Ukraine

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 15:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 15:35
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Amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) annual general meeting in St-Petersburg will go from a hybrid,

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* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Countries Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Finland’s proximity to Russia affecting tourism, including to Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 7, 2022 at 11:40
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The war in Ukraine and Finland’s geographical proximity to Russia affect the country’s appeal as a travel destination, with some

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Russia’s Arctic LNG project might come to halt

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 09:20
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Novatek will not get needed financing for its development of the Arctic LNG 2. Following Western sanctions against Russian banks, the

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Norwegian Oil and Gas Association kicks out Russian members

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 09:26
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Ten years after the delimitation of Norwegian-Russian Arctic waters and subsequent signing of energy partnerships, companies Rosneft and Lukoil are

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund exits Russia, divesting order given

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 09:10
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The Norwegian Central Bank freezes all investments in Russia, awaiting a plan to sell all shares. The Norwegian Sovereign Pension

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Norwegian energy giant Equinor exits Russia, calling Ukraine invasion a “setback for the world”

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022 at 12:48
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After 30 years with oil-hungry eyes on Russia’s Arctic regions, the Norwegian oil major has decided to stop all new

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Russia’s new Arctic LNG project will be built with western tech

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 08:05
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Company Novatek decides to develop the Ob LNG on the basis of a floating gravity-based structure. The next liquified natural

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Russia 

A 12,000-ton gas plant module shipped on Northern Sea Route from China to Murmansk

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 10:05
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The successful shipment shows that year-round deliveries can be made on the Northern Sea Route, company Novatek argues after heavy

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* Featured * Business Business (Sweden) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Sweden 

Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 08:52
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The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies

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