Chinese investors could finance Murmansk LNG
Leader of natural gas company Novatek pushes for tax benefits for Chinese companies investing in the Russian Arctic. According to
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As Novotek readies new Arctic production platform, LNG export to Europe beats record
European countries in April bought 12,073 billion cubic meters of liquified natural gas from the warring country. Amidst Moscow’s continued
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Russian Arctic LNG advances in European market
While deliveries of pipeline gas are dwindling, shipments of liquified natural gas from Russia’s far northern Yamal Peninsula to Europe
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New icebreaker has major importance for Northern Sea Route, says Rosatom
The “Ural,” Russia’s third vessel of the powerful LK-60 class, makes its maiden voyage to its home port of Murmansk.
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Sanctions are biting on Russian icebreaker builders
Companies Nornickel and Rosneft have scrapped plans for the building of high-tech icebreakers fuelled by LNG. The vessels will instead
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Turkish companies to help rescue LNG project in Arctic Russia
Big western companies are pulling out of Novatek’s grand Arctic LNG 2 project. Turkish companies, among them Karpowership, appear ready
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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG
Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The
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Russia’s Arctic policy at risk of major collapse
Energy projects are put on hold and hyped ambitions for the Northern Sea Route increasingly look doomed. At the same
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New pipeline across Russian Arctic bay stirs environmental concerns
A new underwater pipeline connection across the great Arctic bay opens for untapping of major natural gas resources in the
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In Russian Arctic energy shift, Novatek might turn from LNG to ammonia
The natural gas company intended to produce up to 5 million tons of LNG in its Ob project. It might
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Russian transport minister says Northern Sea Route a step closer to year-round passage
The sailing of LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie across the Russian Arctic seaway in mid January shows that shipping on
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Tankers set course for thick ice as part of experiment on Northern Sea Route
As natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie sails eastwards towards China, the Nikolay Zubov enters the Bering Strait in the
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Construction of new icebreaking tanker fleet underway amid looming crisis in Arctic LNG project
The Zvezda yard in Vladivostok will have plenty of complex Arctic shipbuilding to do over the next years. Not only
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Arctic shipments to Asia grow as LNG carriers shuttle to eastern markets
Shipments on the Northern Sea Route continues to increase despite of pandemic and world economic meltdown. In the first half
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Gazprom to build new pipelines between Arctic Russia and China
Russia’s natural gas company Gazprom says it intends to build pipelines from Yamal to Far Eastern Russian regions and China.
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