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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Norwegians fear radiation as Russia prolongs test-window for Burevestnik missile
A satellite image from September 14 shows several vessels close to shore near the military top-secret Pankovo test site. Air
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US Navy brings massive fire power to Tromsø
For the first time a guided missile submarine of the Ohio-class makes port call to Northern Norway. It was Thursday
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Norwegian oilmen lay out a picture of Svalbard
There is a growing interest in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate says in a statement and pitches a
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Russian inner bastion exercise overlaps into Norwegian economic zone
The live-fire events starting Monday morning may affect fisheries, ship- and air traffic, and other civilian activities in the Barents
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Russia kicks off strategic aviation exercise over the Barents Sea ahead of next week’s NATO Summit
A large area from the eastern Barents Sea to the Ural Mountains is now closed off for civilian aviation as
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Oil company tried to cover up large Arctic oil spill
An estimated 1,000 tons of oil has leaked into nature after a pipe burst next to the Kolva River in
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FSB signs maritime security cooperation with China in Murmansk
A groundbreaking memorandum signed between the Chinese Coast Guard and FSB’ Border Guard Service opens for extensive cooperation in the
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In bid to tap Arctic gas, Norway eyes pipeline connection to Barents Sea
The Norwegian government might support the building of a far northern natural gas pipeline. A report commissioned by the country’s
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