LNG – Page 2 – Eye on the Arctic

Nuclear-powered container ship unloads cargo for LNG project in Arctic Russia

28 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, Gulf of Ob, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Rosatomflot, Sevmorput, shipping, Yamal peninsula

It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal. It

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Gazprom launches construction of giant gas field in Arctic Russia

22 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bovanenkovo, energy, gas, Gazprom, Kharasaveyskoye, LNG, Yamal LNG, Yamal peninsula

A convoy of 30 trucks, bulldozers and excavators is on its way to the development site of the Kharasavey natural

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Arctic LNG shipments: Russia’s Deputy PM supports exemptions for Novatek

8 February 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, Sabetta, shipping, transport, Yamal, Yuri Trutnev

Novatek must be allowed to continue LNG shipping with foreign-built tankers, Yuri Trutnev says. Natural gas company Novatek is calling

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Russia launches call for tender for floating LNG power plant

6 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment energy, gas, LNG, Northern Sea Route, 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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Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis

25 January 201925 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate change, energy, global warming, indigenous, LNG, Nenets, reindeer herding, Sabetta, Yamal, Yamal-Nenets

Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but

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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports

25 January 201925 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arkhangelsk, coal, energy, gas, LNG, Murmansk, oil, ports, Sabetta, shipping, transport, Varandey, Yamal

Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across

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LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic

17 January 201917 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, energy, Finnmark, gas, Hammerfest, Honningsvåg, LNG, shipping, Yamal LNG

A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are

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New icebreaking tankers sailing through Russia’s thick Arctic ice

11 January 201911 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Sabetta, sea ice, shipping, South Korea, Yamal peninsula

Two ships are on their way from China and South Korea and will have to break through up to 2

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Russian gas giant says West putting pressure on Norway regarding Arctic LNG shipping

17 December 201817 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments gas, LNG, Novatek, shipping, Yamal LNG, Yamal peninsula

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

17 December 201817 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, gas, Infrastructure, LNG, natural resources, Northern Latitudinal Passage, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping, Yamal peninsula

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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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference

11 December 201814 December 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic Circle, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, China, climate change, COP24, icebreakers, Japan, korea, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Seoul, shipping, ships

Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas

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Fossil fuels drive shipping boom along Northern Sea Route

5 December 20187 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, fossil fuels, LNG, Northern Sea Route, oil, Rosatom, shipping, Yamal

Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods have been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in

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Saudi Aramco seeks large stake in Arctic LNG-2 project in northern Russia: report

26 October 201826 October 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, LNG, Novatek, Saudi Aramco, Yamal peninsula

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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New less-polluting, LNG-powered cargo ships cross Northern Sea Route

21 September 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, CO2 emissions, esl shipping, gas, LNG, Northern Sea Route, shipping, transport

The two brand new 160-meter long vessels that are making it through the Russian Arctic shipping route produce less than

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Russia’s Novatek says it found shipping partner for reloading Arctic LNG in Norway

19 September 201819 September 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Finnmark, gas, LNG, natural resources, Novatek, shipping, Tschudi Shipping Company

According to the Russian natural gas producer, Norway’s Tschudi Shipping Company will handle millions of tons of LNG from Yamal