Shell’s Chukchi exploration plan wins federal approval
Federal regulators on Monday approved Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to resume oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean three years after a series of mishaps,
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Arctic-spanning fiber-optic project moves ahead in Alaska
Alaskans are playing a bigger role in an international project that seeks to link Europe and Asia with a fiber-optic cable
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NATO, icebreakers and a tragic loss: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Low oil prices taking toll on Norway drilling
The low oil price takes its toll on the Norwegian shelf. Companies are significantly reducing their activity level in Norway as
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Three taken into custody at nuclear protest in Pyhäjoki, Finland
A Swedish national and two others were detained Monday morning for involvement in a protest against the construction of a
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ConocoPhillips predicts flat Alaska oil production for ‘three years and beyond’
ConocoPhillips expects that its Alaska oil production will remain relatively stable over the next three years thanks to new projects on the North
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Rosneft readies more Kara Sea mapping
The oil company will this year spend 764 million rubles (€13,2 million) on seismic mapping in the Kara Sea. Hit by
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U.S. agency explains report on Arctic oil spills
Inside a thick government report on the impact of off-shore oil leasing in the Chukchi Sea is a phrase that grabs the
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Norway reaches 50,000 electric cars sales
Electric car number 50,000 was recently registered in Norway, two years ahead of planned schedule. With generous incentives that include zero
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Alternative heating system shows promise for reducing fuel costs in Interior Alaska
The soil is barely above freezing in Interior Alaska, but that hasn’t stopped researchers at Fairbanks’ Cold Climate Housing Research Center from successfully
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Cleanup completed on 6 Arctic legacy wells in Alaska
Cleanup is done on six legacy wells that are relics of early North Slope oil exploration, the Bureau of Land Management
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Arctic priorities questioned on eve of U.S. chairmanship
The United States assumes chairmanship of the Arctic Council this week, kicking off a two-year window to assert American priorities
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Sweden – Vattenfall wants to sell-off brown coal operations
State-owned energy company Vattenfall wants to sell-off its brown (lignite) coal operations in Germany to meet climate change goals, its
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With new purchase, Shell may be less keen on Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell announced this week a plan to purchase a major British LNG company, and statements by top executives
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Russian drillship returns to Arctic
State oil company Zarubezhneft considers to bring home the “Deep Venture” (“Valentin Shashin”). The ship, which for the past 17 years
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