China receives first Arctic LNG 2 cargo ahead of Putin’s visit, data shows
China received this week its first liquefied natural gas cargo from a sanctioned Russian project, ship-tracking data from Kpler and
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US, Russia discussed energy deals – including in Arctic – alongside Ukraine talks
By Anna Hirtenstein and Marwa Rashad U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations
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Production comes to halt at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2: Bloomberg
The gas production platforms in the remote Gydan Peninsula risk turning into rusting ghost installations as Novatek is forced to
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Doomed Arctic LNG platform arrives in Arctic Russia
After three weeks of towing across rough Arctic waters, the 640,000 ton heavy production platform arrives in the remote port
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European Council approves new sanctions against Russia
By Elizaveta Vereykina The sanctions target the Russian economy in the energy, finance, and trade sectors including the Arctic regions.
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Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow’s grand Arctic projects
It has been increasingly evident over the past two years; Moscow’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine and its subsequent
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Russia’s Novatek may scale back Arctic LNG 2, focus on Murmansk
Russia’s Novatek is being forced to scale back its huge Arctic LNG 2 project after Western sanctions curbed its access
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 suspends gas liquefaction amid sanctions, lack of tankers
By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has suspended production at its
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Foreign shareholders freeze participation in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 -Kommersant
Foreign shareholders suspended participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions, renouncing their responsibilities for financing and for
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Japan to ensure stable energy supply despite US sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Reuters Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed
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New production platform arrives in Utrenneye. It is part of Russia’s big push into Arctic LNG
Accompanied by 12 tugs and support ships, the 640,000 ton heavy production unit this week docked in the Utrenneye port
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Construction starts at new Murmansk LNG hub
War and international sanctions notwithstanding, the Russian natural gas company forges ahead with the development of its grand Arctic projects.
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Japan government bank extends freeze of loan to Arctic LNG 2
The loan agreement signed last November between the Russian natural gas project and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
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Arctic projects must not be postponed because of sanctions, Putin orders
“We have all the resources and all the opportunities to quickly find alternative solutions,” Putin told the participants of the
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