Oil tankers threaten walrus in Arctic Russia
In summertime, up to 2,000 animals assemble on the coasts of Matveev Island in the Pechora Sea. They constitute one
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Russia undertakes ballistic missile exercise in Arctic
Submarines, bombers and and a mobile launcher. Four ballistic missiles, two in each direction, crossed the Arctic hemisphere Thursday evening.
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Russian Aquaculture buys another Norwegian smolt producer to boost its production in Murmansk
One of Russia’s biggest breeders of farmed salmon, the Russian Aquaculture, is buying its second Norwegian smolt producer. The Olden
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Norwegian leaders believe in Arctic oil despite Statoil’s unsuccessful drilling
«It is like a football match; you do not always strike a goal in the first attack», says Mayor of
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Massive let down for Statoil as Arctic well comes up short
The Norwegian oil company had great expectations to its northernmost ever well. But the Korpfjell turned out to be a
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Norway and Russia join efforts in mapping ecosystem of Arctic waters
Norwegian and Russian researchers launch the most comprehensive ecosystem mapping of the two countries’ joint Arctic waters. It started up
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Greenpeace activists released after oil protest in Arctic Norway
Six activists, including the captain of «Arctic Sunrise», have been fined for violating the safety zone around the Norwegian oil-rig
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Statoil starts controversial drilling in Arctic waters
With operations more than 400 kilometers north of mainland Norway, Greenpeace says it is the most controversial and aggressive drilling
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Norwegian company discovers gas while looking for oil in Arctic
“This is not the result we were hoping for,” says Jez Averty with Statoil after latest Barents Sea drilling. The
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Russia ordered to pay €5.4 million for seizing Greenpeace vessel
An international tribunal formed under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea has ruled that Russia will have
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Russia test-fires missile from the Barents Sea hours before Norway’s foreign minister visits
Russian Defense Ministry says their most modern ballistic Bulava missile was launched from a submarine in the Barents Sea on
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Youth eco-group calls the new Norwegian Arctic oil blocks «madness»
«A betrayal of the youngsters», says Head of Nature and Youth, Ingrid Skjoldvær, about the Norwegian Government’s decision to offer
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Norway offers oil companies 93 new blocks in Arctic waters
New exploration acreage is vital for our jobs and economy, the country’s oil minister highlights as he invites the oil
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Sámi concerned about Arctic railway plans
Tiina Sanila-Aikio says no Sámi people have been invited to discuss the new Rovaniemi-Kirkenes railway that will run straight through
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Researchers voice concern about warmer Arctic waters and effects on fish
«We have never before been in this situation», says marine researcher Mette Skern-Mauritzen. The waters in the Arctic are warming
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