More gas means less oil in Alaska’s North Slope
During this week’s special session in Juneau, Alaska, most lawmakers have been focused on whether the state should take a
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Drilling in Arctic Alaska oil reserve approved
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced on Thursday it has approved a drilling permit that could set the stage for the
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What is the Alaska LNG project? (Part 1)
Lawmakers around Alaska are packing their bags and preparing to head to Juneau for their third special session of the
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U.S. cancels lease sales in Arctic Alaska
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department is canceling several lease sales for offshore Arctic drilling for the 2012-17 period, citing diminished interest.
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Norway app helps reaction to oil spills
How large the impact from an oil spill occurrence is, depends on how quickly the clean-up begins. While operational crews
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Russia: Tough times for Arctic oil region
Russia’s far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug boosts debts to cope with a quickly growing deficit. The oil-rich region located along
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Arctic Alaska oil lease auctions scheduled for November
U.S. state and federal agencies will hold jointly scheduled auctions to lease oil and gas tracts across Arctic Alaska next
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Indigenous rights & Shell’s Arctic saga: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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New pipeline connects Arctic with Europe
The last pipe has been laid at the 482 km long Polarled Pipeline, the first Norwegian pipeline stretching north of
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Blog: Arctic Energy Summit – Mood subdued after Shell news
It felt like somebody had died. Such was the mood on the frigid floor of the Arctic Energy Summit this
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Shell’s failure latest in series of Arctic flops
After pouring billions of dollars into offshore Arctic leases and a complicated drilling program that used the latest available technology,
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China to provide parts for Russian offshore projects
Chinese companies will provide a lion’s share of the technology needed for Russian offshore energy projects, the government plans. In
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What Shell’s decision means for Alaska economy
Views on the impact of a Shell pullout from the already fragile Alaska economy ranged from dire to cautious Monday,
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Why Shell stopped drilling in Arctic Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell will abandon its Arctic oil exploration efforts in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea after spending billions of dollars on
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Gazprom, Rosneft fight over Arctic field
Both Gazprom and Rosneft want the license to the Murmanskoye field in the Barents Sea. The scene is set for
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