Rigs sail north for drilling in Russian Arctic
Wells will this summer be drilled in the the Kara Sea and the Gulf of Ob. Jackup rig Perro Negro 8 this
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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest
In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million
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Kola Peninsula to get radioactive waste from southern Russia
Three old contaminated steam generators from Balakovo nuclear power plant will be transported north to Saida Bay in what will
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Except for military towns, Russian North sees sharp decline in population
The region of Murmansk in 2020 had a more than 1,1 percent drop in its population. But several of the
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Wind turbines on their way to Russia’s western Arctic
Seventeen shipments with turbine components will be sent to far northern region as construction of Russia’s first Arctic wind power
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Amid pandemic, Murmansk gets new flights throughout Russia
This week, new direct flights take off from Murmansk to Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod. Domestic travel by the Aeroflot Group
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Total buys stake in Murmansk LNG terminal in Arctic Russia
The French company acquires 10 percent of Arkticheskaya Perevalka, the subsidiary company of Novatek that will operate a natural gas
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North Russian regions want extension of Arctic shipping route
Five governors propose to establish a Big Northern Sea Route that stretches from St.Petersburg to Vladivostok. The regional leaders of
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Extensive reconstruction drawn up for fishery port in Arctic Russia
A brand new terminal will be built on an artificially created land, while the existing berths of the fishery port
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Russian’s nuclear-powered carrier returns from South-Atlantic after propeller blade fell off
Mission aborted: Russia’s new complex for the expanded Vostok Antarctica station will be delayed with a year as Sevmorput has
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Murmansk Shipping Company in Russia goes bankrupt
Its ships were crisscrossing the icy and remote waters of the Soviet North, bringing goods and manpower to bases and
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Russia’s Rosatomflot files lawsuits against shipyard as world’s most powerful icebreakers are notoriously delayed
Few details on the content of the lawsuits are made public, but Rosatomflot, the federal enterprise operating and maintaining the
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Train traffic resumes in Russian Arctic as Murmansk reconnects with grid
Regional Governor Andrey Chibis on Friday 19th June announced that a bypass connection had successfully been completed and that trains
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All Russia’s North Pole cruises rescheduled to 2021
Tour operator Poseidon Expeditions is now reaching out to travel partners and guests with reservations for the tours from Murmansk
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Russian military engineering troops sent to restore Murmansk railway connection
It was in early June the railway bridge across the Kola River collapsed as the spring flood destroyed one of the pillars
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