LNG – Eye on the Arctic

Putin wants new rail link between Arctic coast and Indian Ocean

7 October 201911 October 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, Infrastructure, LNG, Northern Latitudinal Passage, rail, Sabetta, transport, Yamal peninsula

The construction of a railway line to Sabetta is what is needed, the Russian president argues. It was Asia and

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Shipping on Northern Sea Route up 40% this year

4 October 20194 October 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Cosco, energy, LNG, Northern Sea Route, shipping

Goods volumes are expected to reach 29 million tons in course of 2019, says leader of Russia’s Northern Sea Route

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LNG tankers making best of sea-ice low on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

3 October 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, shipping

Almost half of the icebreaking carriers serving the Yamal LNG this week traverse the most difficult part of Russia’s Northern

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US sanctions against Chinese shipping company could hurt Russia’s LNG exports

1 October 20191 October 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG, China, Cosco, energy, LNG, Sanctions, shipping, transport

Washington’s blacklisting of COSCO includes potentially devastating consequences for Russian LNG exports from the Arctic. The sanctions announced on the

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LNG terminal in northwest Russia to be built with Japanese funds

26 September 201926 September 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, Japan, LNG, Murmansk, Novatek, Ura Guba

Companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strike deal with Novatek over a LNG reloading

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Shipping growing in Russia’s Arctic ports

23 September 201923 September 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, economy, energy, LNG, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, oil, ports, shipping

More Arctic shipping means more load for regional seaports. Practically all the major ports along Russia’s northern coast are experiencing

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Putin, Modi work on Arctic cooperation during Russia meeting

4 September 20196 September 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, India, LNG, Narendra Modi, Northern Sea Route, Novatek

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s visit to the Russian far east this week included focus on Arctic LNG, the Northern

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No ice left on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

28 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment Arctic drilling, energy, LNG, Northern Sea Route, NSIDC), sea ice, shipping

But the number of ships that set course for the Arctic route still remains low. The Arctic shortcut that connects

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Putin’s Arctic shipping goals mobilizing officials, industry

8 August 20198 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, gas, LNG, Northern Latitudinal Passage, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping

How much goods can be shipped along Russia’s Arctic route between Europe and Asia? The Ministry of Transport believes shipments

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LNG-reloading operations end in Norway’s Arctic waters

8 July 20198 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, Honningsvåg, LNG, Novatek, shipping

Several million tons of liquified natural gas were reloaded in course of few months in the waters outside Honningsvåg, northern

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LNG tanker breaking through thick ice in Russia’s eastern Arctic

5 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, sea ice, shipping

The Vladimir Rusanov is breaking its way from Sabetta to Korea through Russia’s Arctic route. The ship left Sabetta, the

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Chinese drilling rig returns to Arctic Russia

5 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, China, energy, gas, Kara Sea, LNG, oil

It is the third year in a row that drilling rig Nan Hai 8 arrives in Murmansk to prepare for

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Japanese companies buy stake in Russian Arctic LNG project

2 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, Japan, LNG

Companies Mitsui and JOGMEC acquire a 10 percent share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2. The deal gives the two Japanese

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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion

20 June 201921 June 2019 CBC News 0 Comments defence, energy, gas, icebreakers, indigenous, Infrastructure, LNG, military, Murmansk, Nenets, Nikel, reindeer, Sami, Yamal peninsula

Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the

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Russia’s Gazprom cuts spending, creates subsidiary focused on geological survey

14 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, Gazprom, Gazprom Nedra, geology, LNG

The Russian natural gas company cuts investments in mineral exploration by 10 billion rubles and announces the establishment of a

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