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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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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Dry well for DEA Norge in Norway’s Arctic waters
DEA Norge, the company controlled by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, did not find oil in the license area which it
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U.S. bill would give Alaska Native corporations share of ANWR oil revenue
At the request of Alaska Congressman Don Young, a bill pending in the U.S. House would reduce Alaska’s share of
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Two more Russian rigs deployed for Arctic gas drilling
Jackup rig “Arcticheskaya” has arrived in Murmansk (Northwestern Russia) after 5 months of repair in Singapore, and sister rig “Amazon”
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Seeking a greener image, Norway’s Statoil rebrands itself as Equinor
Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says
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Norway expands Arctic drilling, environmentalists worried
Strongly criticized by environmental groups, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces 56 new blocks in the Barents Sea. “Awarding
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Oil companies turned off by Siberia’s Taymyr peninsula
Lukoil drills dry and Rosneft decides to postpone further developments in the area. The two oil majors in 2015 and
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Washington urged to cancel offshore plans in Arctic
Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Interior Department’s efforts to hold an offshore oil lease sale in
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Drilling in Norwegian Barents postponed due to dangerous gas
No drilling in 2018 as risk of toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide in the ground needs to be checked out.
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Cooperation, conciliation & Trudeau’s lashing by the NWT : 2017 Arctic year in review
The end of the year is often a time to take stock. And here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re
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“Northerners’ dreams are dying,” says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories as he issues “red alert”
Canada’s decision to halt offshore oil and gas exploration in the Arctic is akin to the re-emergence of colonialism, says
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New bill aims to reverse Obama restrictions on Arctic offshore drilling
A U.S. House panel took up a bill Wednesday that would, among other things, block new environmental and safety standards
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Alaska is trying to slice some land out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The state’s current dispute over the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place believed to have huge oil
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Here are a few things some Alaskans are hoping to get out of President-elect Trump
Alaskans excited about a Donald Trump presidency have much of their wish list ready to go, even if his win
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