Norway expands Arctic drilling, environmentalists worried
Strongly criticized by environmental groups, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces 56 new blocks in the Barents Sea. “Awarding
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Oil companies turned off by Siberia’s Taymyr peninsula
Lukoil drills dry and Rosneft decides to postpone further developments in the area. The two oil majors in 2015 and
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Russia plans fenced parks to confine reindeer herding in Arctic
The region that holds the world’s biggest number of reindeer wants to restrict animal migration and establish fenced “reindeer parks”.
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Russia’s pipeline grid inching closer to Finnish border
The Russian natural gas company Gazprom will stretch its national pipeline grid to several Karelian towns located along the border
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Washington urged to cancel offshore plans in Arctic
Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Interior Department’s efforts to hold an offshore oil lease sale in
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Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?
Nearly 30,000 Greenlanders, or some 71.9% of eligible voters, went to the polls today on the world’s largest island. Some
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Drilling in Norwegian Barents postponed due to dangerous gas
No drilling in 2018 as risk of toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide in the ground needs to be checked out.
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Bad prospects may slow down Statoil in Norway’s Barents
Two of the planned exploration wells are located near Norway’s maritime border to Russia, but Statoil can’t say if both
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Finland hits 2018 sustainability limit, says conservation group
WWF Finland has calculated that Wednesday April 11th is Earth Overshoot Day for the Finns – the point in each
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With Arctic rush, Russia beats natural gas production records
“Despite complicated external challenges, illegal sanctions and problems with financing, the year 2017 had an increase in investments,” Russian Minister
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Alaska governor says Army Corps of Engineers moving too fast on mining project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble mine, and the Walker
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Finland’s first silver mine to start production next year
Finland’s first silver mine in Sotkamo in eastern Finland will start production next year. The board of Swedish-based Sotkamo Silver
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Foreign-flagged? Russia floats new steps to restrict Arctic shipping
Only ships built in Russia will be allowed to carry oil, natural gas and coal along the Northern Sea Route,
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Russia’s Arctic platform to double oil production
By the year 2020, the Prirazlomnaya platform in the Pechora Sea will boost annual oil production to five million tons. It
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Ahtium, former Talvivaara Mining, files for bankruptcy
The board of Ahtium, until late 2017 known as Talvivaara Mining Company, announced Tuesday morning that the company has decided
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