A new gas field in the Barents Sea for Statoil
Norwegian oil major Statoil and its partners at the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea have decided to develop Askeladd,
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LNG
Russian Duma tries to avoid Gazprom-Rosneft rumble over LNG
The Energy Committee in the lower house of the Russian parliament has concluded that Rosneft should not be allowed to
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Steady traffic at Russia’s new Arctic LNG terminal
The «Eduard Toll» is the fourth ship now shuttling to and from Russia’s new natural gas terminal in the Arctic.
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Environment minister proposes coal-free Finland by 2025
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing Kimmo Tiilikainen has proposed that Finland should move up its ban on coal-burning
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A cruise ship bound for the North Pole
French luxury expedition operator Ponant has signed contract with Vard Søviknes yard in Norway to build the world’s first non-nuclear
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French company Total will play important role in Arctic Russia LNG project
Company Total likely to play crucial role in Arctic LNG-2, the grand project planned on the remote Arctic coast of
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Passenger numbers skyrocket at remote airport in Russian Arctic
Boom-town Sabetta in the Yamal Peninsula sees a doubling in the number of air passengers. Up to 400.000 people could
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Norwegian company discovers gas while looking for oil in Arctic
“This is not the result we were hoping for,” says Jez Averty with Statoil after latest Barents Sea drilling. The
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Gas company Novatek to build four artificial islands in Russian Arctic
Prime Minister Medvedev gives thumbs up for gas company Novatek’s grand plans off the coast of Murmansk. A government decree
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Alaska governor asks Trump to throw his weight behind natural gas project
Alaska’s governor is asking President Donald Trump to lend his support to what he termed an “ideal” megaproject — the $45 billion
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Oil producers balk following new study calling Alaska’s LNG project uneconomic
Even as Alaskans were digesting a new report asserting that Alaska’s liquefied natural gas project wouldn’t be competitive with other projects
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Alaska pipeline proposal raises eyebrows
Alaska is considering a dramatically different approach in its effort to build a natural gas pipeline. After more than two years of
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Yamal LNG gets $4.1 billion from Russian banks
Credits from state-controlled Sberbank and Gazprombank secure continued development of the great Arctic gas project. The door to western credit
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Anchorage Chamber announces 2016 priorities
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce this week released its legislative priorities for the upcoming session. Bruce Bustamante is the president
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Alaska lawmakers debate TransCanada buyout
In what one lawmaker characterized as something of an “exit interview” for TransCanada, an official with the pipeline developer said
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