Drilling in Norwegian Barents postponed due to dangerous gas
No drilling in 2018 as risk of toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide in the ground needs to be checked out.
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Arctic drilling
Washington wants input on offshore drilling in Arctic, environmentalists cry foul
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic
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Russia’s unique drilling ship gets overhaul, will be sent to Arctic
The «Bavenit» will become one of the world’s best equipped ships of its kind, capable of exploring the outer parts
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Looser Arctic drilling rules bill advances in US House
A deregulation bill aimed at boosting energy production on federal lands cleared a U.S. House committee Wednesday. Known as the
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Oil field data worth millions of dollars is about to be made public by Alaska
The state is planning to release a trove of seismic data from oil exploration surveys as early as mid-September that cost
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Alaska rejects ExxonMobil plan to expand oil production in Arctic
On Tuesday, the Walker administration denied a proposal by ExxonMobil Corp. to expand oil production at the Point Thomson field,
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‘We will come back’, Statoil says after disappointing results in Barents Sea
Failing to find oil at the Korpfjell prospect doesn’t make Norway’s oil major give up. We will come back next
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Norwegian leaders believe in Arctic oil despite Statoil’s unsuccessful drilling
«It is like a football match; you do not always strike a goal in the first attack», says Mayor of
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Massive let down for Statoil as Arctic well comes up short
The Norwegian oil company had great expectations to its northernmost ever well. But the Korpfjell turned out to be a
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UNESCO mission visits protected island in Arctic Russia
Expanding oil industry and military activities could harm the UNESCO-protected island, experts say. The mission headed by Francesco Bandarin, the
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Federal geologists to update oil potential in northern Alaska
Spurred by a president who wants oil companies to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, federal geologists have begun poking
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Greenpeace activists released after oil protest in Arctic Norway
Six activists, including the captain of «Arctic Sunrise», have been fined for violating the safety zone around the Norwegian oil-rig
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U.S. congressmen look for ways to open up Alaska’s natural resources
Alaska Rep. Don Young has spent the week guiding some of his fellow Republican members of Congress around some of
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Greenpeace vessel towed, protesters arrested in Norwegian Arctic waters
Greenpeace vessel and crew of 35 arrested after protesters violated the safety zone around Statoil’s rig at the Korpfjell field
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Moratorium on Arctic offshore licenses will continue, says Russian minister
«It will last at least until year 2020». The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources introduced the moratorium on oil and
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