Norway keeps eye on Russia’s floating nuclear power plant as it heads for Arctic
The controversial Russian installation will spend the next two weeks along the Norwegian coast. The “Akademik Lomonosov” is followed with
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Barents Sea
Drilling in Norwegian Barents postponed due to dangerous gas
No drilling in 2018 as risk of toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide in the ground needs to be checked out.
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Russia’s Northern Fleet drills submarine hunt in Barents Sea
Two of the largest navy vessels based on the Kola Peninsula, “Vice Admiral Kulakov” and “Severomorsk” sailed into the Barents
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Northern Fleet submarine claims Russian record in undetected tracking of enemy sub
Filmed back in port at the naval base Gadzhiyevo north of Murmansk, crew member Aleksandr Brazgun tells to military TV
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Norway says Russia’s mock attack on Arctic radar troubles stability in the North
A year ago, on March 24 2017, nine Russian aircrafts were simulating an attack on Norway’s radar station in Vardø.
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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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