Blog: China-Russia gas deal creates Arctic winners and losers
The $400 billion, 30-year China-Russia gas deal signed in Shanghai on May 21 has sparked a lot of excitement about
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Court halts wind farm in Sweden
Sweden’s Land and Environmental Court of Appeal rejected on Wednesday a proposed wind farm off the coast of Falkenberg after
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Alaska LNG project has potential: CEO
ConocoPhillips’ chief executive said Tuesday that Alaska’s LNG megaproject can be developed under the right conditions despite a growing field
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Exports to Russia drop in Finland
New figures put Germany in the top spot for overseas sales as exports to Russia dropped sharply in the last
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Alaska village tries river power
In Yup’ik, the word “igiugig” means “like a throat that swallows water,” so it’s more than fitting that the village
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Study: Port Clarence development not economically feasible without offshore oil drilling
Development of a deepwater port along the Bering Strait is economically feasible in the coming decade only if oil development
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ExxonMobil has high expectations for Point Thomson oil production in Alaskan Arctic
FAIRBANKS — An ExxonMobil executive said Tuesday the company is on schedule to begin shipping about 10,000 barrels of oil
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Buccaneer files for bankruptcy, ending bid to produce Cook Inlet oil, gas in Alaska
JUNEAU — Buccaneer Resources’ bold but risky attempt to jump-start Cook Inlet gas and oil production, backed by state subsidies,
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Safety watchdog issues warning on Finland nuclear project
Finland’s nuclear safety watchdog, STUK, says that the Fennovoima consortium does not yet have the know-how needed for the design
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Hearing underway in battle over valuation of Alaska pipeline
Proceedings began this week on the latest dispute over the value of the 800-mile pipeline that helps bring Alaska’s oil
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Unique court in North Sweden could see hydropower stations closed
A unique court case in northern Sweden starting on Friday could decide the fate of many small waterpower stations. Government
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Support for nuclear power falls in Sweden: survey
Swedes are becoming increasingly skeptical of nuclear power with a new survey showing 50 percent of respondents want the controversial
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Oil-soaked snow removal continues at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Crews responding to a pipeline leak at the Prudhoe Bay oil field have completed their freeze protection of the leaking
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Blog: Greenpeace protestors greet first barrels of Arctic oil
While the media focuses its attention on the vulnerabilities of pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, Gazprom
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Spill in Alaska’s North Slope spreads to 33 acres
A ruptured well line that shot crude oil, water and gas into a strong wind on Alaska’s North Slope affected
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