Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic
Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the
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Blog – America’s most toxic site is in the Alaskan Arctic
In the Alaskan Arctic, Iñupiat sail across seas they’ve navigated for thousands of years in search of a whale to
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Russia: Northernmost mine to be powered by nuclear reactors
Rosatom considers to take use of small-scale nuclear reactors for the projected Pavlovsky mine in Novaya Zemlya. The proposal was
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Gazprom’s exports from Arctic reach record-high numbers
As Gazprom this months celebrates its 25-years anniversary, it can record a historical high in natural gas exports. In a
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Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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Blog – The automation of Arctic oil: Good for companies, hard for communities
Big Oil is often regarded as an industry of yesteryear, unwilling and slow to change with the times. In some
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Blog – China & the Arctic: Why the focus on international law matters
There’s been a flurry of reaction to China’s recently released white paper on the Arctic, the first such policy
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Oil company Rosneft applies for new licence to drill along Laptev Sea coast
Oil company Rosneft intends to extend its Arctic drilling program in the remote Gulf of Khatanga. The state company wants
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Russia-Finland trade gains momentum after years of decline
The Nordic country in 2017 boosted its imports from neighboring Russia by almost 40 percent. Also Finnish exports to Russia
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Alaska’s congressional delegation: Yes for offshore oil and gas leasing, but not everywhere
Alaska’s congressional delegation has asked Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke to exclude most of the state from his draft plan for
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2017, a year of ups and downs for Russian Arctic oil
Russian Arctic oil is on the rise. But several regions experience a decline in output. It is the Yamal-Nenets region
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Dwindling interest in Norway’s Arctic oil raises many questions
Norway is selling more natural gas than ever. In 2017, companies extracted 236,4 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalents,
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Electric planes could arrive sooner than we think in Norway
With tens of small airports and many short-haul flights, northern Norway is ideal for introduction of electric passenger aircrafts. For
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Norway issues a record number of new offshore drilling licenses – environmentalists rage
At the same time as the petro-sceptical Liberal Party joins the ruling government coalition, Norway’s oil minister announces a record
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Another dry well in the Barents Sea for oil company Lundin
No lucky start of the new year for oil trio Lundin Petroleum, Aker BP and DEA Norge. Drilling of the
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