Frigate in Barents Sea is manned by sailors with battle experience from Ukraine
Servicemen on board the Admiral Kasatonov successfully applied their war experiences during a recent exercise in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet
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Norwegian gov. reshuffle puts electrification of Hammerfest LNG in jeopardy
Plans to substitute power at Equinor’s Barents Sea plant from the gas turbines currently in use with renewable electricity from
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Norwegian coastal waters are getting warmer
By Elizaveta Vereykina Data collected over the past 90 years shows that temperatures are up to 2°C higher. “It may not
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Only one new Barents Sea license to drill
The Norwegians’ loud voices for the Barents Sea to become a new big oil province seems to fade out before
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Upgraded nuclear missile sub conducts tests in icy waters
After more than six years of upgrades, the old Bryansk will soon be sailing deterrence patrols in the northeast Barents Sea and
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Putin oversees nuclear triad exercises from his bunker
A Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine in the Barents Sea participated as Russia’s anticipated large-scale nuclear drills took place on
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US warships sailed into the Barents Sea
The two destroyers of the Arleigh Burke-class are the first US Navy surface warships to operate in the Barents Sea since
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Oil ship is on its way to Norway’s new Arctic field
The 300 meter long FPSO will before year’s end be ready to give a boost to the country’s oil production
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Plastic waste has increased in the Barents Sea, study shows
By Elizaveta Vereykina The majority of sea birds have microplastics in their stomachs, scientists report. There is an increasing amount
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Russia to begin artillery firing near Norway’s Grense Jakobselv
The area closed for shipping and aviation is at the nearest just 4 nautical miles from where Russia’s land border
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Norwegian company prepares for far northern drilling at disputed Wisting field
As sea-ice in the northern parts of the Barents Sea retreats, the Norwegian oil company AkerBP sends a drilling rig
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Submariners from Russia’s Northern Fleet fight and fall in Ukraine
A significant number of sailors from the naval base towns in the Kola Peninsula are killed in Russia’s war of
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Norway sends another oil rig to its remote Arctic waters
On the 8th day of the UN Climate Conference, COP28, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approved a new round of oil
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Barents Sea cod quotas lowered by 20% for the third year in a row
Norway and Russia find common interests in cod and other fish stocks. A deal is reached on the 2024 quotas.
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Lavrov formally withdraws Russia from Barents cooperation
Sergei Lavrov on Monday informed the other members of the Barents Cooperation about the withdrawal from the official structures where
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