Trump energy plan calls for more drilling, fewer environmental protections
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump pledged Thursday to push aggressively for more oil drilling if he becomes president, including on federal
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With Shell gone from Arctic, US official fears fading attention to region
Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to pull the plug on its offshore oil exploration program in Alaska’s Arctic waters could have
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Lukoil brings its Arctic oil to Murmansk
For the first time in years, oil from Varandey is reloaded in the Kola Bay. Murmansk appears to be taking
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Rosneft prepares seismic mapping of east Arctic waters
The exploration of the company’s licenses in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas will start this summer, regional authorities say.
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OMV finds more oil in Barents Sea
This is an important milestone towards a future development of the area, the Austrian company says about its Wisting Central
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Norwegian opening for Russia’s Gazprom
Gazprom, Russia’s oil and gas giant, has swapped assets with Austrian energy firm OMV in a deal announced Friday. While
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Ice-Blog: Time to cruise the Northwest Passage?
When I came across a story about a sold-out cruise through the North-West Passage planned for this summer on a
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Oil, Obama & drilling: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Nobel Peace Prize winners call for halt to Arctic drilling
Several Nobel Laureates point a warning finger against Norway; oil exploration in the Arctic must stop. In a letter, the Nobel
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Obama, Trudeau announce plans to fight Arctic oil and gas pollution; Alaskans criticize lack of input
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a joint plan to cut methane emissions from
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Resources, rights & ‘Where the ($%#!) is Canada on the Arctic?’: Your Arctic Frontiers Week in Review
TROMSO, Norway – Usually at the end of each week, we bring you the Week in Review with your most
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International conference takes on environment & Arctic development
TROMSO, Norway – Politicians, business leaders and scientists are gathered in Norway this week for a major international conference tackling the
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Arctic, Alaska absent from Obama’s State of the Union
In his final State of the Union address President Obama never mentioned Alaska or the Arctic, but for a state that’s
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Native corporations Alaska’s new wildcatters
Alaska Native regional corporations are wildcatting for oil and gas in the state’s frontier basins, eyeing little-explored prospects after dusting off
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Major changes to oil tax credits in Alaska budget
Alaska Governor Bill Walker’s budget proposal, rolled out last week, includes taxes on everything from fishing, mining and tourism to
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