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Novatek

Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Construction of new icebreaking tanker fleet underway amid looming crisis in Arctic LNG project

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 15:43
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The Zvezda yard in Vladivostok will have plenty of complex Arctic shipbuilding to do over the next years. Not only

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Business (Russia) Environment Russia 

Over 100 million cubic meters of sea bottom removed for natural gas project in Russian Arctic bay

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 12:51
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Never before has the Arctic seen an industrial expansion of this magnitude. In only few years, volumes of extracted hydrocarbons

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Russia Society (Russia) 

Almost 2,000 workers have contracted COVID-19 at this Russian Arctic construction site

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 11:03
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A big cruise vessel has anchored up along the banks of the Kola Bay as the number of infected workers

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Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Risking death for Arctic gas? Northern Russia construction site becomes COVID-19 hotbed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 12:42
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Dramatic increase with 192 new cases confirmed on Friday and another 105 on Saturday in the district of Novatek’s construction

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Russia Society (Russia) 

Novatek construction site faces fastest growing coronavirus outbreak in northern Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 10:46
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Work continues at Novatek’s construction site north of Murmansk where thousands of fly-in, fly-out employees share cramped space in barracks.

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

As LNG prices hit historical low, Russia decides not to fund new Arctic projects

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 13:49
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Natural gas company Novatek might not get the state support it needs for new major infrastructure projects in the Arctic.

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Business (Russia) General Russia 

Drilling rigs end activities in Russia’s Arctic waters as winter nears

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 09:31
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Three drilling rigs have this year spud wells in the Kara Sea and the Gulf of Ob, in Arctic Russia.

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Novatek touts Arctic LNG projects at Norwegian conference, declines media questions

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 11:19
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A top company leader speaks warmly about international energy cooperation in the Arctic, but keeps journalists in the cold. Bjørn

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

LNG terminal in northwest Russia to be built with Japanese funds

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 16:18
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Companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strike deal with Novatek over a LNG reloading

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Putin, Modi work on Arctic cooperation during Russia meeting

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 12:27 — Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2019 at 10:37
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Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s visit to the Russian far east this week included focus on Arctic LNG, the Northern

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Companies building Russia’s Arctic mega-projects expect major tax breaks: reports

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 11:20
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Natural gas company Novatek gets 40 billion rubles tax deductions for the building of a grand port terminal in the

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 14:06 — Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 15:47
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A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

LNG-reloading operations end in Norway’s Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2019 at 14:39
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Several million tons of liquified natural gas were reloaded in course of few months in the waters outside Honningsvåg, northern

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russia unveils major seaport project for Arctic LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 14:51
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On the desolate shores on peninsula Gydan comes the terminal that is to serve one of Russia’s biggest ever Arctic

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russian, Chinese companies ink deal on shipping along Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11:11 — Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11:12
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Russian natural gas producer Novatek sign deal with China’s COSCO on shipping on the Northern Sea Route. The agreement will

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