Barents Sea

Last Soviet nuclear-sub reactor lifted onshore

21 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Cold War, Northern Fleet, nuclear, nuclear submarines, Saida Bay

The Barents Sea is safer as the era of storing radioactive reactor compartments on water comes to an end. On

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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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Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say

13 June 201913 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, cod, fish, fisheries, food

“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

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Russia’s Northern Fleet holds exercise in Barents Sea

30 May 201930 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, military, military exercises, navy, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy

Over 15 surface vessels, several submarines and support ships, as well as aircraft and helicopters, take part in the Northern

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Norway, Russia team up for search and rescue exercise in Barents Sea

28 May 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, military, military exercises, search and rescue

Both countries have separated military exercises going on, but when Exercise Barents 2019 kicks off on Tuesday it benefits safety

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Cod moving further north as climate changes in Arctic Europe

16 May 201916 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, climate change, cod, fish, global warming, Jan Mayen, Svalbard

Researchers have never before seen spawning cod in the area of Jan Mayen, east of Greenland. “This is new knowledge

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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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Russia says it held naval drill near Norwegian waters

12 April 201912 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, defence, miilitary exercises, military, Northern Fleet, Norwegian Sea

The Northern Fleet’s press service says the largest missile cruisers, long-range bombers, anti-submarine aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets took part

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US, Russian bombers fly missions on same day near Norwegian airspace

1 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments aircraft, Barents Sea, bombers, defence, fighter jets, military, NATO

Both the American B-52 and the Russian Tu-160 are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In February US President Donald Trump

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Norwegian trawler arrested in northwest Russia for illegal fishing

27 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, fishing, justice, Murmansk

The Arctic Swan was fishing off the coast of the Kola Peninsula when it was detained by the Russian Coast

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Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months

25 March 201925 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, climate change, global warming, Svalbard, weather

“Some months have seen temperatures in the area around Longyearbyen with as much as 12-14 degrees [Celsius] over normal,” says

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Russia, Norway find common ground on Barents fish

15 March 201915 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, diplomacy, fish, fisheries

We consider the interaction between our countries on regulation of joint fish stocks an example for all other coastal states,

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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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Blog – How a Norwegian coastal ferry service went global

28 February 20191 March 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Barents Sea, cruise ships, Hurtigruten, tourism

It’s been a while since I wrote, and I have a lot of catching up to do. Aside from scrambling

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Norway’s Equinor hits dry well in promising area near Russian border

12 February 201912 February 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Barents Sea, energy, Equinor, gas, oil, West Hercules

The Norwegian company found no oil in the well located a few kilometers from the border to Russia. The well

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