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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Arctic LNG-2
Russia’s Arctic LNG project might come to halt
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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Construction of new icebreaking tanker fleet underway amid looming crisis in Arctic LNG project
The Zvezda yard in Vladivostok will have plenty of complex Arctic shipbuilding to do over the next years. Not only
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Over 100 million cubic meters of sea bottom removed for natural gas project in Russian Arctic bay
Never before has the Arctic seen an industrial expansion of this magnitude. In only few years, volumes of extracted hydrocarbons
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Japanese companies buy stake in Russian Arctic LNG project
Companies Mitsui and JOGMEC acquire a 10 percent share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2. The deal gives the two Japanese
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Russia unveils major seaport project for Arctic LNG
On the desolate shores on peninsula Gydan comes the terminal that is to serve one of Russia’s biggest ever Arctic
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Saudi Arabia is the dark horse in race for Arctic natural gas riches
Saudi Arabia is facing intense competition in an international race to secure a stake in Russia’s multibillion effort to become
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Nuclear-powered container ship unloads cargo for LNG project in Arctic Russia
It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal. It
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Saudi Aramco seeks large stake in Arctic LNG-2 project in northern Russia: report
Russia’s energy minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s state energy company as key commercial partner to the second gas plant on the
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Military shipyards in northern Russia want role in building Arctic LNG infrastructure
The two major yards in Severodvinsk, northern Russia, intend to deliver key components to the country’s planned new Arctic natural
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Chinese oil company considers investing in Russian Arctic LNG
“They are interested”, says the Russian Minister of Energy. Natural gas company Novatek is gaining growing support for its new
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France’s Total buys stake in major gas project in Russian Arctic
French Oil company Total obtains 10 percent of Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2, the major project in the remote Gydan Peninsula,
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With Arctic rush, Russia beats natural gas production records
“Despite complicated external challenges, illegal sanctions and problems with financing, the year 2017 had an increase in investments,” Russian Minister
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2017, a year of ups and downs for Russian Arctic oil
Russian Arctic oil is on the rise. But several regions experience a decline in output. It is the Yamal-Nenets region
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An international collaboration behind Russia’s second Arctic LNG project
Engineers from Italy, France, Germany and Norway are crucial for Novatek and its development of the Arctic LNG 2. It
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