Norway’s Equinor is buying LNG from Russian Arctic
A carrier loaded with liquified natural gas from the Yamal Peninsula is on its way to Equinor’s Melkøya plant in
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Northern Sea Route
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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Russia’s Arctic coast warmest since records started says weather service
Parts of Northern Siberia were up to 7℃ warmer than normal in 2020. Massive melting of sea-ice on the Northern
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Tanker embarks on first ever mid-winter voyage on Northern Sea Route
The Christophe de Margerie is approaching the Bering Strait on a historic voyage across the icy waters of the Russian
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Containers next for Northern Sea Route, new terminal one step closer to realization in Murmansk
The 42-billion-rubles (€461 million) transit terminal will be located between Lavna and Belokamenka on the west side of the Kola
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Tankers set course for thick ice as part of experiment on Northern Sea Route
As natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie sails eastwards towards China, the Nikolay Zubov enters the Bering Strait in the
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route breaks record
More than 32 million tons of goods has been shipped on the Russian Arctic shipping route in 2020. As Russia’s
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Rosneft tells Putin new Arctic project will produce 30 million tons of oil by 2024
About 100 drilling rigs will be erected on the Taymyr tundra and a 770 km long oil pipeline will bring
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Moscow pushes for more Arctic drilling
Prime Minister Mishustin wants to tap into vast oil and gas resources on the Arctic shelf and commissions his cabinet
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As sea-ice reaches record low, Arctic shipping reaches new high
Never before have this big volumes been transported along the Russian Arctic shipping route. According to the Russian Federal Agency
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Climate change is making the Arctic more hospitable, says Russian nuclear icebreaker captain
Skryabin on the 23rd September met with the President in connection with the official Day of nuclear industry employees. In
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Arctic shipments to Asia grow as LNG carriers shuttle to eastern markets
Shipments on the Northern Sea Route continues to increase despite of pandemic and world economic meltdown. In the first half
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Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil
A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.
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Russian Navy 2019: Two new submarines, 23 new surface vessels and 480 new kinds of armament
President Putin assembles his top military aides to discuss the development of the Navy and Northern Fleet. As the year
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Warm winter expected across the Arctic
Air temperatures will be above normal across the whole region and ice layers far below norms, an international group of
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