LNG tankers making best of sea-ice low on Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Almost half of the icebreaking carriers serving the Yamal LNG this week traverse the most difficult part of Russia’s Northern
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US sanctions against Chinese shipping company could hurt Russia’s LNG exports
Washington’s blacklisting of COSCO includes potentially devastating consequences for Russian LNG exports from the Arctic. The sanctions announced on the
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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Putin wants to boost Russia’s Arctic gas exports to China
Russian President Vladimir Putin requests state natural gas company Gazprom to find the necessary resources in Yamal. Only a few
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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site
A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a
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Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company
The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward. He announced
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Chinese drilling rig returns to Arctic Russia
It is the third year in a row that drilling rig Nan Hai 8 arrives in Murmansk to prepare for
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Blog – U.S. ups rhetoric in Arctic, but not its game
American rhetoric is turning up the temperature in the Arctic while not even really putting its money where its mouth
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China, Russia singled out in new U.S. Arctic defense strategy
China and Russia are being singled out in the new U.S. Arctic defense strategy, echoing the increasing rhetoric from U.S.
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Russian, Chinese companies ink deal on shipping along Northern Sea Route
Russian natural gas producer Novatek sign deal with China’s COSCO on shipping on the Northern Sea Route. The agreement will
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Chinese rig makes massive gas discovery in Arctic Russia
The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara
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China’s COSCO planning ‘several’ shipments along Northern Sea Route
The Chinese shipping company confirms readiness to increase transit shipments on the Northern Sea Route. “Our development strategy is to
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Blog – At Arctic Circle Forum, China shows Arctic geopolitics are above Mike Pompeo’s pay grade
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
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China seeks a more active role in the Arctic
China defines itself as a near-Arctic state and says it will actively participate with wisdom and strength to future protection
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Leaders downplay divisions at Arctic Circle conference in China
Only hours after the Americans stunned fellow Arctic countries with a forceful show of discord, the new Icelandic chair of
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