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Huge budget deficit is building up in Russia’s economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 09:55
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Moscow’s oil and gas revenues plummeted 46% in January-February. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, federal budget revenues in

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North Slope oil project in Alaska presents a dilemma for U.S. president

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 15:55
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By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Brown . · The Associated Press Decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project could come in March The Biden administration

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Russian oil company makes it through Arctic ice to Cape Tanalau

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 08:03
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Ice lies thick on the Yenisey River as nuclear-powered icebreaker “Sibir” escorts a cargo ship to the remote terminal applied

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Norway’s oil minister: “We need new discoveries”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 08:43
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Despite warnings about climate catastrophe, the Norwegian government prepares the ground for a significant expansion of oil and gas exploration

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Slowdown in Barents Sea petroleum

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 09:31
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Norwegian Government offers only two new production licenses for the Barents Sea this year. The hunger for Barents Sea oil

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Amid plummeting export, Gazprom opens new Arctic field

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 16:08
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The Semakovskoye natural gas field is located offshore in the far northern Gulf of Ob. In a statement, Gazprom CEO Aleksei

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New icebreaker has major importance for Northern Sea Route, says Rosatom

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 14:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 14:59
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The “Ural,” Russia’s third vessel of the powerful LK-60 class, makes its maiden voyage to its home port of Murmansk.

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As EU oil ban approaches, a Russian tanker tests Arctic route to China

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 10:04
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The 257 meter long oil tanker “Vasily Dinkov” sails the Northern Sea Route to the Chinese port of Rizhao. The

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30 years of Norwegian-Russian oil cooperation in Arctic is over

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 2, 2022 at 10:05
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Norwegian Equinor on Friday confirmed it has exited all joint ventures in Russia, including the onshore oil-field Kharyaga on the

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New pipeline across Russian Arctic bay stirs environmental concerns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 12:33
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A new underwater pipeline connection across the great Arctic bay opens for untapping of major natural gas resources in the

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Biden administration throws support behind massive Willow oil project in NPR-A

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 18:14
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The Biden administration has reversed course and is now defending a decision to allow the Willow project, a major oil

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Blog – Hot times ahead as oil-fuelled Russia chairs the Arctic Council and polar warming picks up pace

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 12:01
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The bi-annual Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20th attracted a lot of media interest – not least

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Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 Norway 

Oslo opens up for big drilling, but oil companies do not want remote Barents licenses

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 1, 2021 at 12:28
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In 2012, as many as 36 companies wanted to drill in pristine Norwegian waters. Nine years later, the number has

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Biden, Trudeau agree to ‘safeguard’ caribou calving grounds in Alaska refuge

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 09:59
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Leaders issue joint statement recognizing ‘ecological importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’ U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to

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International green shift will not hamper Arctic oil field development, says Rosneft

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 13:29
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The top Russian oilman says his company’s three far northern finds were world’s biggest in 2020. The international green shift

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