New apprenticeship programs aim to train Alaska workers amid a tough job market
With more job losses expected this year, it may not be the greatest time to be looking for a job in Alaska. But
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oil and gas
Climate change could jeopardize Yamal gas development, the Kremlin fears
“We have 20 trillion cubic meters of Arctic natural gas available, let’s get it developed before it is too late.”
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Blog: A Russian icebreaker and an Italian pianist float into the Arctic…
From floating piano concerts to new icebreakers launching, a lot is going on in the Arctic lately. On June 16, Russia
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Barents Sea drilling to trigger ‘wealth creation’
“This is the start for real repercussions in the north,” says Kjell Giæver, head of the supply network Petro Arctic.
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Greenpeace responds to report Canada is ill-prepared for Arctic oil disasters
A report prepared for the government on Arctic oil drilling contains some interesting revelations. Obtained under Access to Information laws,
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Oil spills in Arctic, deep water would cause challenges for government
An internal report warns the federal government isn’t fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill
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Blog: Back to the future – An Arctic conference in 1979
On a dusty shelf in the library at my university, I came across a volume entitled Marine Transportation and High
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Crawling robot patrols Alaska pipeline’s formerly ‘unpiggable’ pipes
In the trans-Alaska pipeline’s early days there was just a pig, a large projectile sliding through pipe with the flow of crude oil,
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Kremlin supports Lukoil’s Arctic ambitions
The Russian presidential administration supports opening the Arctic shelf for private companies. This could open up for Russia’s biggest private
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Broken turbine in N.W.T. costs $40K/day in extra diesel
Problem at Snare Falls hydro plant will take 2 to 6 weeks to fix A broken turbine at the Snare
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$20M low water level fund to cover N.W.T. diesel power crisis: minister
Broken turbine at N.W.T.’s Snare Lake plant could take up to six weeks to repair A $20 million fund the
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Gasline partners take steps toward permitting, marketing of project in Alaska
The partnership to build a natural gas megaproject has initiated the environmental review process. BP, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Transcanada and the
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Norway opens Barents Sea area to offshore oil drilling in new move into Arctic
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Norway’s Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore
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Alaska’s hardest-rocking library: Curating the past on behalf of the future
Tucked away inside a little-known state repository are tens of thousands of boxes filled with rocks that chart the history
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Listening sessions start process for Alaska-focused Arctic drilling rules
Looking for lessons in Shell’s disastrous campaign to drill offshore in the Arctic, the Interior Department on Thursday launched an
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