Fishery hopes in Arctic Russia after gas project flame out
The Murmansk Economic Zone was presented as a miracle cure for regional development and as key facility for the Shtokman
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Gazprom Neft ships 110 thousand tons of oil from Arctic field
Gazprom Neft ships 110 thousand tons of oil from its Novy Port field. The company this winter successfully sent seven
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Putin signs law against “undesirable” NGOs
Persons working inside Russia for foreign organizations or firms listed as “undesirable” can get hefty fines or get sentences of up
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Gazprom, Lukoil in Arctic alliance
The two companies will support each other in bids for offshore projects and together counter the power of Rosneft. A
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Large Norwegian business presence in Murmansk, Russia
A quarter of all companies with Norwegian ownership in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk have disappeared since 2012, but still the activity
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Looking back at the 2010 Norway – Russia deal on Arctic borders
The border delimitation agreement for the Barents Sea demonstrated that Russia is playing according to the rules in the Arctic,
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Barents regional governors wants better Northern Sea Route
Development of the Northern Sea Route and adjacent bases and infrastructure is on top of the Arctic wish-list of Barents
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Russian drillship returns to Arctic
State oil company Zarubezhneft considers to bring home the “Deep Venture” (“Valentin Shashin”). The ship, which for the past 17 years
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Will Russia’s foreign minister attend top-meeting in northern Finland?
Last Barents Council meeting in Norway was the first in history without attendance of a Russian Foreign Minister. Will Lavrov
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Norway launches High North military exercise
5000 soldiers and 400 vehicles take part in the largest winter exercise in Finnmark since 1967 Soldiers from all of the
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Cheaper ruble boosts Norway-Russia petrol traffic
Norwegians living in Eastern Finnmark have access to cheaper petrol than any other places in Western Europe. 36 rubel per
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Russian Arctic regions of Murmansk and Yamal widen cooperation
Two important regions in Russia’s Arctic ambitions – Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous
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Sweden: LKAB cuts staff, reduces investments
Profits plummet by more than 90 percent and the Swedish mining giant is forced to take a series of crisis
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Nuclear waste cooperation with Russia will continue says Norway
“It is timely to look into what we are going to spend Norwegian money on. Russia must take responsibility,” says
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Russia to give indigenous peoples priority in Barents chairmanship
“We are in dialogue, not confrontation,” says Aleksandr Zelenov from the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. A regional indigenous peoples summit
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