Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July
The Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low in July, shrinking to levels not seen since satellite observation of
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Barents Sea
Russia’s Northern fleet to perform drills in Barents Sea
The surprise exercise was announced on the 17th July and is reported to include up to 150,000 soldiers in the
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Norway proposes to open 125 new oil exploration blocks in the Barents Sea
Environmentalists in Norway didn’t believe what they read when the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on June 24 presented suggestion for
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Russian military engineering troops sent to restore Murmansk railway connection
It was in early June the railway bridge across the Kola River collapsed as the spring flood destroyed one of the pillars
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New Barents Sea port and 500 km railway link will connect Asia to Russian Arctic
Russia pushes for more of the global cargo flow to go north. A new year-round port near Indiga in the
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Migrants arrested in Barents Sea as they try to reach Norway, Russian security services video
The small rubber boat was supposed to bring them to Norway’s northern shores, but their dream of Europe ended dramatically
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Experts discuss plan to lift nuclear waste from Russian Arctic seabed
Experts are discussing the framework for safe lifting of dumped reactors from four submarines and uranium fuel from one icebreaker
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Norway’s Equinor to drill new Arctic well in Barents Sea
The company intends to add resources to its Johan Castberg project. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has approved Equinor’s well drilling
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U.S., Norwegian aircraft fly mission over Barents Sea
Three U.S. B-52 strategic bombers; P8 maritime patrol aircraft, tankers and a RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft were flying over the Barents
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Russian Navy maps large area of Arctic seabed
Research vessels operated by Russia’s Northern Fleet have this summer mapped several thousand square kilometers of the Arctic shelf. A
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Norway to open new rescue base in Arctic to deal with rising ship traffic
Search-and-rescue efforts in the European Arctic will with the new helicopter base be strengthened as industry, tourism and military all
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Last Soviet nuclear-sub reactor lifted onshore
The Barents Sea is safer as the era of storing radioactive reactor compartments on water comes to an end. On
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Another dry well for Norway’s Equinor in promising Arctic area
Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.
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Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say
“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
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Russia’s Northern Fleet holds exercise in Barents Sea
Over 15 surface vessels, several submarines and support ships, as well as aircraft and helicopters, take part in the Northern
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