Arctic drilling

Russia showing renewed interest in Svalbard’s oil potential

3 September 20194 September 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, energy, Grumant, oil, Svalbard

The well Grumantskaya-1 in Svalbard proved little or no oil and gas resources and was soon abandoned by Soviet authorities.

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No ice left on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

28 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment Arctic drilling, energy, LNG, Northern Sea Route, NSIDC), sea ice, shipping

But the number of ships that set course for the Arctic route still remains low. The Arctic shortcut that connects

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Rosneft announces more offshore drilling in Arctic Russia

30 July 201930 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, energy, Kara Sea, oil, Rosneft

Five years after it found one of the largest oil fields in Arctic waters, Rosneft makes clear that more drilling

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Chinese drilling rig returns to Arctic Russia

5 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, China, energy, gas, Kara Sea, LNG, oil

It is the third year in a row that drilling rig Nan Hai 8 arrives in Murmansk to prepare for

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Another dry well for Norway’s Equinor in promising Arctic area

17 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Barents Sea, energy, Equinor, oil

Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.

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Unfazed by youth climate protests, Norwegian gov expands Arctic drilling

29 May 201931 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, climate change, energy, global warming, oil, youth

Environmentalists say the Norwegian government neglects not only the young protesters, but also professional advice of leading experts. Forty thousand

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Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress

23 May 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, energy, legislation, oil

Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt

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Chinese rig makes massive gas discovery in Arctic Russia

21 May 201921 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, China, energy, gas, Gazprom, Kara Sea, oil

The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara

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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington

2 May 20192 May 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, caribou, Congress, energy, First Nations, gas, Gwich’in, indigenous, legislation, oil

Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in

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Greenpeace activists board oil platform in Arctic Norway

29 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Barents Sea, energy, Equinor, Greenpeace, offshore, oil

Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig West Hercules as it was being made ready for the drilling of

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U.S. Interior Dept. delays offshore drilling plan: report

26 April 201926 April 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Arctic drilling, energy, gas, offshore drilling, oil, U.S. Interior Department

The Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic and throughout U.S. coastal waters is on indefinite hold.

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‘We are caribou people’: First Nations leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection

27 March 201929 March 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, caribou, energy, First Nations, Gwich’in, indigenous, oil, Porcupine Caribou

Indigenous leaders from Canada and Alaska told U.S. legislators on Tuesday that oil and gas development in the Arctic National

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Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs

22 March 2019 Avery Zingel, CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, caribou, First Nations, indigenous, Inuit, Inuvialuit, Northwest Territories, NWT, oil, Porcupine Caribou, Yukon

Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to

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Norway expands Arctic drilling while promising emissions cuts

15 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Barents Sea, climate change, emissions, energy, natural resources

Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea The center-right

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Premier of Northern Canadian territory frustrated by slow oil and gas development

13 March 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Bob McLeod, energy, gas, natural resources, Northwest Territories, NWT, oil

Bob McLeod says his “patience is wearing thin” over the slow rate of investment in northern oil and gas. The

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