Russia launches call for tender for floating LNG power plant
Could enable direct electricity supply to remote Arctic regions at lower cost than a shore based gas power plant. Iceberg
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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed
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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports
Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across
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Northern Sea Route: officials worry Putin’s ambitions are unrealistic
There is unease in several Russian government ministries as officials start to understand that the President’s objectives for the Northern
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LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic
A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are
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Report blasts Norway’s oil regulator for poor safety on Norwegian shelf
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority gets serious criticism for its followup of security in Norwegian waters. A new report (in
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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling
“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he
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Protestors target Texas company planning seismic survey in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
A group of Native American protestors went to the offices of SAExploration in Houston, Texas Monday to object to work
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Norway ramps up oil and gas production in Arctic despite looming climate crisis
More fields are coming into production and peak oil is expected in year 2023. Arctic waters are priority No 1,
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Energy shift coming closer in Arctic Russia
In Northwestern Russia, the first two boiler houses are soon to be transformed from use of diesel and heavy oil
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Russian gas giant says West putting pressure on Norway regarding Arctic LNG shipping
Novatek leader Leonid Mikhelson says Norway is under pressure from western partners following its go-ahead for large-scale reloading of Russian
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Russia presents massive five-year plan to boost Arctic energy sector
Russian investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal
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Regional government to undertake big cleanup before gas drilling in Arctic Russia
Regional authorities will spend 100 million rubles on environmental upgrades of tundra lands as Gazprom starts development of its new
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Avoid seismic surveys near marine mammals in Barents Sea: politician in Arctic Norway
Acoustic surveys for oil deposits beneath the seabed should be avoided if there are whales nearby, says Arne Liaklev with
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Saudi Aramco seeks large stake in Arctic LNG-2 project in northern Russia: report
Russia’s energy minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s state energy company as key commercial partner to the second gas plant on the
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