A new gas field in the Barents Sea for Statoil
Norwegian oil major Statoil and its partners at the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea have decided to develop Askeladd,
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Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi
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Record heatwave in the Arctic
The people of Pevek, the small town on Russia’s east Arctic coast, could scent a smell of spring as they
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February Arctic sea ice at a record low in 2018
A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images
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Simulated attack on Northern Norway targets by Russian bombers revealed
Director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service discloses information about Russian offensive exercises against targets in northern Norway. «Less than a
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Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic
Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the
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A call for better Norway-Russia relations in the Arctic
It was not the increasingly troublesome democratic developments, oppressed civil society, nor sanctions or expelled Norwegian businessmen which was the
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A new wave of optimism for Arctic oil cooperation in Barents
Hungry for new oil fields, Norway and Russia could find synergies if developing production in the maritime border areas north
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Blog – The automation of Arctic oil: Good for companies, hard for communities
Big Oil is often regarded as an industry of yesteryear, unwilling and slow to change with the times. In some
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Murmansk and Arkhangelsk fail to attract foreign cruise vessels
A new 206-meters long quay and newly renovated port facilities in the central harbor of Murmansk will be far from
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First Russia-Norway defense ministries meeting since 2013
“A mutual wish to exchange information about military activities and contribute to avoid misunderstandings,” says the Norwegian Defense Ministry in
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No leakage from sunken Russian nuclear sub in the Barents Sea. Yet.
After more than 10 years on the seafloor of the Barents Sea, no detectable levels of radiation are measured from
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Dwindling interest in Norway’s Arctic oil raises many questions
Norway is selling more natural gas than ever. In 2017, companies extracted 236,4 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalents,
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Legal fight over top secret Russian spy sub comes to surface
The Zvezdochka yard outside Arkhangelsk, northern Russia, demands another 6.8 billion ruble for its comprehensive modernization of nuclear submarine «Podmoskovye».
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Norway issues a record number of new offshore drilling licenses – environmentalists rage
At the same time as the petro-sceptical Liberal Party joins the ruling government coalition, Norway’s oil minister announces a record
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