Russia says it held naval drill near Norwegian waters
The Northern Fleet’s press service says the largest missile cruisers, long-range bombers, anti-submarine aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets took part
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US, Russian bombers fly missions on same day near Norwegian airspace
Both the American B-52 and the Russian Tu-160 are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In February US President Donald Trump
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Norwegian trawler arrested in northwest Russia for illegal fishing
The Arctic Swan was fishing off the coast of the Kola Peninsula when it was detained by the Russian Coast
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Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months
“Some months have seen temperatures in the area around Longyearbyen with as much as 12-14 degrees [Celsius] over normal,” says
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Russia, Norway find common ground on Barents fish
We consider the interaction between our countries on regulation of joint fish stocks an example for all other coastal states,
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Norway expands Arctic drilling while promising emissions cuts
Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea The center-right
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Blog – How a Norwegian coastal ferry service went global
It’s been a while since I wrote, and I have a lot of catching up to do. Aside from scrambling
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Norway’s Equinor hits dry well in promising area near Russian border
The Norwegian company found no oil in the well located a few kilometers from the border to Russia. The well
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LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic
A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are
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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling
“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he
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Norway ramps up oil and gas production in Arctic despite looming climate crisis
More fields are coming into production and peak oil is expected in year 2023. Arctic waters are priority No 1,
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Norway’s Equinor will start 2019 with a new oil field near border to Russia
The Norwegian energy company will start the new year with drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea, only few
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December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low
It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,
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Norway’s Equinor to drill for oil near Russian Barents
The Norwegian company did not find oil on 74 degrees north. Now, hopes are high for the upcoming well located
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Snow crabs invading Russia’s Arctic nuclear waste dump
Researchers find a huge influx of snow crabs in areas with dumped radioactive waste in the Kara Sea, in Arctic
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