Blog: Wildfires and ice – heatwaves put spotlight on the Arctic
Rarely have I heard the Arctic being mentioned so often in the media as in this hottest of summers. I
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Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project
The state company managed by Putin’s long-time ally Igor Sechin has spud the first wells and started construction of oil
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Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field
Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock
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First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe
Norway’s role as a stable and predictable supplier of natural gas to Europe is pushed forward by dictator Vladimir Putin’s
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Russia proceeds with Arctic project as oil embargo looms
Nuclear-powered freighter Sevmorput continues to shuttle with construction goods to field development sites along the Yenisey River as part of
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Blog: Russia’s Arctic gas is funding the war in Ukraine
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”
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Blog: Blowback – The Ukraine Conflict and Arctic Security
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February will result in aftershocks throughout Europe and the global community for
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Europe’s first battery gigafactory starts production in northern Sweden
Northvolt says last night’s assembling of the first battery cell marks a new chapter in European industrial history. “Today is
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New subsea cable to connect Asia, Europe, and North America through the Arctic
After Finnish state-owned operator Cinia and Russian MegaFon earlier this year put on hold plans to lay telecom cable from
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EU ready to co-fund removal of sunken nuclear subs from Russian Arctic seabed
The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) has decided to start a technical review aimed to find a safe way to
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Construction resumes at Murmansk transport hub
After being paused for nearly a year, work is again underway at the Lavna universal port with a first aim
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Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten reframes 500-guests ships for year-round expedition cruises
With about 20% market share, Hurtigruten is already the largest among expedition cruise operators in northern waters. From January 2021,
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Norwegian now flying again to nine destinations in northern Scandinavia
With more European countries reopening society by partly lifting COVID-19 restrictions, Norwegian Air Shuttle says it’s time to prepare more
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Nordic COVID-19 lockdowns will have same end results as Sweden, says former state epidemiologist
Sweden has opted for relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. One former state epidemiologist, Professor Johan Giesecke has
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Experts discuss plan to lift nuclear waste from Russian Arctic seabed
Experts are discussing the framework for safe lifting of dumped reactors from four submarines and uranium fuel from one icebreaker
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