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Norway’s oil minister: “We need new discoveries”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 08:43
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Despite warnings about climate catastrophe, the Norwegian government prepares the ground for a significant expansion of oil and gas exploration

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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 14:37
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Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia 

Blog: Russia’s Arctic gas is funding the war in Ukraine

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12:35
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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News RCI 

Canada releases plan for a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030

John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 15:32
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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault today released the government’s plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia 

New pipeline across Russian Arctic bay stirs environmental concerns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 12:33
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A new underwater pipeline connection across the great Arctic bay opens for untapping of major natural gas resources in the

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada’s northern territories could get millions in top-up transfers for health care, infrastructure

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 11:39
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It’s part of a proposed $7.2 billion nation-wide package for ‘urgent health care needs’ across Canada A federal bill making its

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Arctic in spotlight as Moscow pushes for global lead in LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 11:40
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Russia’s new government Program on Liquified Natural Gas includes a series of new Arctic projects, among them possibly the Shtokman

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International green shift will not hamper Arctic oil field development, says Rosneft

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 13:29
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The top Russian oilman says his company’s three far northern finds were world’s biggest in 2020. The international green shift

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General RCI 

The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is Indigenous and a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:33
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is

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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)
Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Rosneft tells Putin new Arctic project will produce 30 million tons of oil by 2024

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 10:32
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About 100 drilling rigs will be erected on the Taymyr tundra and a 770 km long oil pipeline will bring

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Moscow pushes for more Arctic drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 10:18
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Prime Minister Mishustin wants to tap into vast oil and gas resources on the Arctic shelf and commissions his cabinet

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Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Risking death for Arctic gas? Northern Russia construction site becomes COVID-19 hotbed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 12:42
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Dramatic increase with 192 new cases confirmed on Friday and another 105 on Saturday in the district of Novatek’s construction

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russian Embassy denies accusations of influence operations in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 09:33
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“As normal there are no evidence, just general speculations,” the Embassy writes in a statement to the Barents Observer. On

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Russian influence ops seek to fuel discord between Arctic Norway and Oslo, Norwegian intelligence service says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 10:23
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Kremlin seeks to exploit any issue that can create split, said Lt. Gen. Morten Haga Lunde when presenting the Intelligence

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