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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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference
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
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
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
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
According to the Russian natural gas producer, Norway’s Tschudi Shipping Company will handle millions of tons of LNG from Yamal
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Traffic on Northern Sea Route surging 80 %, says Russia
A total of 9,95 million tons of goods have so far this year been shipped to and from ports on
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Powerful LNG tankers head for China through thick Arctic ice
Two powerful tankers are on their way from Sabetta in this year’s first eastbound voyages through the Northern Sea Route.
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Russia’s Novatek turns to Norway to ease Arctic LNG exports
The Russian natural gas company is squeezed over its Yamal LNG exports. The solution could lie in Norwegian Arctic fjords.
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Military shipyards in northern Russia want role in building Arctic LNG infrastructure
The two major yards in Severodvinsk, northern Russia, intend to deliver key components to the country’s planned new Arctic natural
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Chinese bank invests in Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Building of Russian Arctic infrastructure is part of a $9.5 billion credit agreement signed with the China Development Bank. On
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Russia’s Gazprom orders LNG-propelled trains for Arctic railway
They will be environmentally friendly and far cheaper to use, the company says. It is the Sinara Transport Machines, a
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France’s Total buys stake in major gas project in Russian Arctic
French Oil company Total obtains 10 percent of Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2, the major project in the remote Gydan Peninsula,
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Novatek creates shipping company to export Arctic gas under Russian flag
Russia’s next major liquified natural gas project is likely to be served by a fleet of domestically built vessels sailing
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Old Russian Navy base to become Arctic natural gas terminal in Pacific
The base, which previously housed 12 submarines from the powerful Pacific Fleet, will soon become a terminal for Novatek’s Arctic
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