Alaska rejects ExxonMobil plan to expand oil production in Arctic
On Tuesday, the Walker administration denied a proposal by ExxonMobil Corp. to expand oil production at the Point Thomson field,
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‘We will come back’, Statoil says after disappointing results in Barents Sea
Failing to find oil at the Korpfjell prospect doesn’t make Norway’s oil major give up. We will come back next
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Norwegian leaders believe in Arctic oil despite Statoil’s unsuccessful drilling
«It is like a football match; you do not always strike a goal in the first attack», says Mayor of
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Massive let down for Statoil as Arctic well comes up short
The Norwegian oil company had great expectations to its northernmost ever well. But the Korpfjell turned out to be a
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UNESCO mission visits protected island in Arctic Russia
Expanding oil industry and military activities could harm the UNESCO-protected island, experts say. The mission headed by Francesco Bandarin, the
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French company Total will play important role in Arctic Russia LNG project
Company Total likely to play crucial role in Arctic LNG-2, the grand project planned on the remote Arctic coast of
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Federal geologists to update oil potential in northern Alaska
Spurred by a president who wants oil companies to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, federal geologists have begun poking
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Greenpeace activists released after oil protest in Arctic Norway
Six activists, including the captain of «Arctic Sunrise», have been fined for violating the safety zone around the Norwegian oil-rig
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U.S. congressmen look for ways to open up Alaska’s natural resources
Alaska Rep. Don Young has spent the week guiding some of his fellow Republican members of Congress around some of
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Moratorium on Arctic offshore licenses will continue, says Russian minister
«It will last at least until year 2020». The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources introduced the moratorium on oil and
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Statoil starts controversial drilling in Arctic waters
With operations more than 400 kilometers north of mainland Norway, Greenpeace says it is the most controversial and aggressive drilling
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Passenger numbers skyrocket at remote airport in Russian Arctic
Boom-town Sabetta in the Yamal Peninsula sees a doubling in the number of air passengers. Up to 400.000 people could
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Plenty of gas in new Arctic field, says Russia’s minister of natural resources
Drilling results from the Kruzenshternskoye field in Yamal are very prospective, natural resource Minister Sergey Donskoy reveals in an interview.
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Trump administration considers opening entire National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil leasing
The Trump administration on Monday said the entirety of Alaska’s petroleum reserve, including the half that had previously been unavailable for leasing
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U.S. Interior Secretary tweets beer pic showing he’s A-OK with Alaska senator
If harsh words were spoken, Sen. Lisa Murkowski appears to have patched things up with Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke. Last
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