Russian republics unite against oil spills
Following a number of accidents, Russia’s Nenets and Komi regional authorities are taking joint action to preventing harm to vulnerable
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First step towards Arctic shelf for Lukoil
The company secures additional access to the Russian Arctic coast as it wins the license to the East Taimyr oil
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New US sanctions against Russian oil
Washington has introduced sanctions against Gazprom’s Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field, one of the biggest hydrocarbon projects on the Russian shelf. The move
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Why Shell is sticking to Chukchi plans
Despite tumbling oil prices, rising costs, legal woes, heated political opposition and a series of missteps and misadventures, Royal Dutch
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Finland’s last nuclear project?
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä says it’s unlikely that his government will approve any new nuclear power plants after the Fennovoima
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Finland nuclear project will go ahead
Finland’s prime minister Juha Sipilä confirms that the Fennovoima nuclear plant will be built in Pyhäjoki, after Economic Affairs Minister Rehn
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Alaska exempt from clean power rules, for now
Alaska will not have to comply with new federal mandates to cut carbon emissions from power plants, at least not yet.
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Russian hydropower key to Finnish nuclear plant deal
There might never be built a nuclear powerplant at Pyhäjoki, northern Finland, unless energy company Fortum gets control over the
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Shell resumes drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters for first time since 2012
Royal Dutch Shell began drilling an exploratory well in Alaska’s offshore waters Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the company said. At about 5
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Russia’s Arctic oil rig reaches 4 million barrels
Russia’s only oil drilling rig in the Arcitc, the Prirazlomnaya platform, has now produced over 4 million barrels of crude
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ConocoPhillips reports profits in Alaska, but losses elsewhere
JUNEAU — ConocoPhillips reported losing $179 million in the quarter that ended June 30, compared to profits of $2.1 billion in
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Clinton has ‘doubts’ about Obama’s Arctic drilling policies
In an interview with a New Hampshire television station, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed doubts about President Barack Obama’s decision
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U.S. Coast Guard investigation into damaged Shell icebreaker moves forward
A Shell-contracted icebreaker damaged earlier this month in Unalaska Bay had up-to-date navigational charts on board, but the ship’s draft went deeper
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Solar power prospects good in Finland despite rainy summer
Despite this summer’s cloudy weather, the amount of solar energy produced this year in Finland is about the same as
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Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic 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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