Companies announce investment in major Alaska oil project
Two oil and gas companies have announced plans to invest $2.6 billion into developing a major oil field on Alaska’s
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Baffinland promotes proposed production increase at Nunavut regulator meeting
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says it will stop production at its Mary River iron mine, end shipping and cut jobs
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Fuel shortage affects flights in some High Arctic communities
A shortage of fuel in some Nunavut communities is affecting flights in the High Arctic. In a statement on Tuesday
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Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto ending after Labour Day, a month early
Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto will be ending after the September long weekend, about a month earlier
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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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Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
Water board ordered company to post $104.9M in security after review, up from $30.7M The Victoria Gold Corp. is taking
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Nunavut communities weigh in on production increase at Arctic mine
Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet register support for temporary increase again this year at mine Baffinland Iron Mines’ request to boost
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Termination notices sent to over 1,100 employees at Arctic Canadian mine on Sunday
In the event of terminations, there will be 2 rounds; Sept. 25 and Oct. 11 Baffinland Iron Mines sent termination notices
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Tourists return to Yukon, Canada, but season isn’t without challenges
Staff shortages, inflation hard on business owners Yukon’s tourism industry is coming back to life, but for operators getting back
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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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Alaskans are rethinking their spending habits as record inflation hits the state
On a grocery run to Carrs in South Anchorage, Natasha Price examined her options for ketchup. “My husband is very
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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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Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle
Tromsø in northern Norway will be the northernmost destination on the entire Air France – KLM network. Flights start on December
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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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