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Norway sends another oil rig to its remote Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 8, 2023 at 11:54
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On the 8th day of the UN Climate Conference, COP28, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approved a new round of oil

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Norway proposes to open 125 new oil exploration blocks in the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 12:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 12:42
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Environmentalists in Norway didn’t believe what they read when the Ministry of  Petroleum and Energy on June 24 presented suggestion for

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Dwindling interest in Norway’s Arctic oil raises many questions

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 15:00
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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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Norway doubles Arctic oil estimates

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 12:56
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Studies of the northern part of the Barents Sea shows twice the resource potential per square kilometer as the southern

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Ice-Blog: Cheap oil from the Arctic? Fake news, says climate economist Kemfert

Irene Quaile
Posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 17:06 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 18:05
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This week I came across an interesting publication about to come on to the German market. “The fossil empire strikes

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Climate trial against Norway to start in November

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 15:28
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Greenpeace and Nature and Youth intend to put a stop to upcoming drilling in the Barents Sea. The Oslo City

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Gazprom withdraws from Barents Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 6, 2016 at 16:34
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Its drilling program in the area is far too ambitious, the company admits. Gazprom, Russia’s monopoly gas exporter, was originally to

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Greenpeace responds to report Canada is ill-prepared for Arctic oil disasters

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:25
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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

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 17:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 20:55
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  An internal report warns the federal government isn’t fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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