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Russia issues largest warning zone in Norwegian Barents Sea “since Cold War”

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:44
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“Impact Area for Russian missiles” reads the warning covering an area from the Varanger fjord in the east almost to

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Northern Fleet stages war games to protect Arctic shipping

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 13:18
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The Barents Sea naval exercise will train coordinated combat actions between ships, submarines, aircraft, air defense units and garrisons of

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Russia’s Northern Fleet exercise area overlaps into Norway’s EEZ amid Europe tensions

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 21, 2022 at 09:09
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Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) alert warnings show the scoop of actions with naval weapons in the Barents Sea for the

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Putin wants new Barents Sea rail link back on track

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 11:52
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Still unclear who will possibly pay for the 500 kilometers long railway from Karpogory in Arkhangelsk region to the not-yet-built

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Norway makes more money on oil than ever

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 14, 2022 at 11:27
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It was a great year for Norwegian oil and gas, the country’s Petroleum Director Ingrid Sølvberg said in her recap

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Lundin Energy invests in new Barents oil project

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 1, 2021 at 15:08
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The Swedish company buys a 25 percent stake in the far northern Wisting license. The project is to come into

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Oil shipments through Barents Sea could rocket with Rosneft’s new Arctic field

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 29, 2021 at 11:19
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The Russian state company intends to produce 30 million tons in its Vostok Oil project in 2024. Most of it

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Radioactive time bombs will be lifted from ocean floor in 2030

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:41
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The two rusty nuclear submarines K-27 and K-159 will be raised from the sea bed of the Barents- and Kara

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Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship returns to Arctic after troublesome year

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 10:58
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The nuclear-powered cargo ship crossed the Arctic Circle at 66°34’N early Tuesday morning Currently steaming north along Norway’s northern coast,

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Production of Arctic fiber-optic cable starts in Murmansk

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 2, 2021 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2021 at 09:52
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Six pairs of fiber-optic cables with a bandwidth of up to 104 Tb/s will be laid on the seafloor along

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No oil discovery at well near Norway’s maritime border with Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 08:13
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Aker BP found no oil after drilling the Stangnestind-prospect just a few kilometers from Norway’s border to Russia in the

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Norway & Russia update agreement to avoid dangerous aircraft, warship encounters

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 7, 2021 at 09:33
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Increased military activities up north by both nations make it important to have good mechanisms to ensure that episodes do

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Natural gas from Barents Sea could find a future in ammonia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 4, 2021 at 10:22
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A Norwegian company intends to build a plant for large-scale blue ammonia production on the Barents Sea coast. Company Horisont

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Norwegian oil company Aker BP to drill along border with Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 09:17
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Warnings from climate experts notwithstanding, oil and gas exploration continues in the Barents Sea. Aker BP now prepares to drill

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LNG plant in Arctic Norway pushes restart date to March 2022

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 09:40
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Only days after the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said “serious breached of the regulations have been identified”, operator Equinor

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