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Tourists frolic amidst the geothermal steam of the Blue Lagoon. Reykjavik, Iceland. (Mia Bennett)

Blog: From Arctic Circle 2013-2014, a big drop in the price of oil

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 at 19:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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I’ve arrived in Iceland for the Arctic Circle 2014 assembly. I expressed some reservations about the conference program yesterday, but it should still be

Reykjavik, Iceland, shown here in a 2013 file photo, plays host to the second Arctic Circle Assembly this month. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)

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Iceland conference draws on hopes, concerns for changing Arctic

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Monday, November 3, 2014 at 21:16
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As winter closes its icy grip on the Arctic for another year, world leaders from around the

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) talks to Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin in 2011. (Maxim Shemetov / AFP / Getty Images)

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Rosneft asks Russian government for renegotiated terms on offshore oil licenses

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 14:53 — Last Updated: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 21:27
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Under mounting pressure from foreign sanctions, Rosneft has asked the Russian government for renegotiated terms in all its offshore oil licenses.

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Shell puts eyes on Russian tundra oil

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 18:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 19:12
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The oil company is taking steps to develop license areas in the Komi Republic. The Anglo-Dutch company is ready to

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As field season ends, gasline becomes focal point of Alaska gubernatorial race

APRN
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 15:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 19:12
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How much money do you have to spend to get a handful of dirt? About half a billion, if you’re

Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)

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Alaska asks feds for transfer of 19,322 disputed acres in Arctic

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 19:26
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When U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower inked the declaration under which the 49th state joined the union, no one thought

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New standards being discussed for Arctic oil and gas activities

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 21:06
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Representatives from seven countries have gathered in Tromsø this week to create a new set of standards for sustainable standardized

Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)

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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/17/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 20:40 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic

The price for Alaska oil dipped to $82.80 on Tuesday and $82.16 on Wednesday. (iStock)

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World oil price decline creates multibillion-dollar budget risk for Alaska

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 17:56 — Last Updated: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 20:37
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Oil prices have been relatively stable in the past few years, a Department of Revenue analyst said Wednesday, addressing the

$With booming oil fracking, like here in North Dakota, prices could continue to drop. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)$

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Why Barents oil is becoming unprofitable

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 14:20 — Last Updated: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 20:37
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MINOT / NORTH DAKOTA: This U.S. shale formation produces over a million barrels of oil per day at a break-even

Map of new find announced by Lundin Petroleum. (Lundin Petroleum)

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Lundin Petroleum announces Barents Sea oil discovery

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 15:25 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 20:33
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After a somewhat disappointing test-drilling season for oil companies in the north, Lundin Petroleum today announces a big finding of

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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/10/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2014 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Greenpeace placed mini activist LEGO figures at a Shell gas station in Legoland in Billund, Denmark with banners reading "Save the Arctic Stop Shell". The action was part of a global campaign to pressure Lego to sever its business partnership with Shell. (Uffe Weng / Greenpeace)

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Lego cuts ties with Shell after Greenpeace campaign

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 20:55 — Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2014 at 19:08
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Danish toy-maker Lego announced on Wednesday it was cutting ties with Royal Dutch Shell after an extended campaign by the

Questions concerning violations of Finland's airspace and waters have gone unanswered by Moscow. (iStock)

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Russia to use pensions funds for Rosatom-funded nuclear plant in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 21:01
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Russia will use about one fourth of its National Welfare Fund resources for infrastructure projects including the controversial Rosatom-funded Fennovoima

Should Alaska's permanent fund consider investing some of its $50 billion portfolio in a pipeline project?(iStock)

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Alaska: Could permanent fund be used for investment in gas export project?

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 17:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 20:06
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JUNEAU — Alaska may have an opportunity for a potentially risky but very profitable investment when it comes to decision