Blog – 2018: Recapping the year in the Arctic
Planet Earth has completed another rotation around the sun, which has now set on the Arctic for the next three
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oil and gas
Regional government to undertake big cleanup before gas drilling in Arctic Russia
Regional authorities will spend 100 million rubles on environmental upgrades of tundra lands as Gazprom starts development of its new
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Ottawa signals it’s open to talks on offshore Arctic oil and gas development
The Canadian government says it is open to talks with territorial governments, industry, and Indigenous governments and communities on the
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Traffic on Northern Sea Route surging 80 %, says Russia
A total of 9,95 million tons of goods have so far this year been shipped to and from ports on
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Russia’s Gazprom wants to build manmade islands for Arctic drilling, but will it clean up when it’s done?
Gazprom wants to build islands on shallow Arctic waters for well drilling, but argues that it will be too difficult
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Norway and EU clash over rights to resource-rich waters around Svalbard
The dispute over rights to snow crab fishing steps up as the Committee on Fisheries says the European Commission’s diplomatic
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Chinese drilling platform back in Russian Arctic
Drilling rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” arrives in the far northern Russian city of Murmansk as Chinese oilmen get ready
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Beauty spot in Arctic Norway set to become Barents oil terminal
Majority in Norway’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment rules in favour developing the Johan Castberg oil field in the
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First Arctic well in 4 years draws no oil for Norway’s Aker BP
Aker BP made only a minor discovery of natural gas at the Svanefjell prospect in the Barents Sea. It was
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Russia names new acting Governor of resource-rich Arctic region
Dmitry Artyukhov was this week appointed acting Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Artyukhov officially took over the reigns of
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Ice-Blog – Former UN climate chief speaks out against Arctic drilling
One good thing about people no longer being in office is they are freer to come out with their own
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Seeking a greener image, Norway’s Statoil rebrands itself as Equinor
Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says
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Russia’s Putin to turn Northern Sea Route into global shipping artery
President Putin presents his policy priorities for the next 6 years. As he last week entered into his fourth term
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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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