U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a
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New Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil
The environmental organization makes a second move against the tanker “Mikhail Ulyanov” as it enters the port of Hamburg. Greenpeace used
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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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In Arctic, Norway steps on the gas
Gas production in northern Norwegian waters is steadily making its way. But more discoveries and new infrastructure are needed for
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Alaska: ConocoPhillips moves ahead at Kuparuk even as layoffs hit Slope contractors
ConocoPhillips Alaska on Monday said it will move ahead with a development expected to add up to 8,000 barrels of crude to the
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Blog: Senate energy committee hearing exposes irony of Arctic opportunities
Last week, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Arctic opportunities to assess how the country
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Proposed cuts to public broadcasting funding rile rural Alaska radio listeners
JUNEAU — Facing the prospect of possibly devastating cuts proposed by a legislative committee, fans of public radio and television are
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Sanctions against Russia have cost ExxonMobil $1bn
The American oil major lost big money after cooperation with Rosneft in the Arctic, Black Sea and Western Siberia was
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Alaska: Cleanup for 6 Arctic legacy wells
Cleanup work is scheduled to start this week on six of the legacy oil wells that were drilled and abandoned decades ago
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Risks too high with Rosneft, Norwegian drillmen say
The North Atlantic Drilling Ltd believes there are “significant risks” related to its $4.1 billion Arctic contracts with Rosneft. The company,
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Alaska policy, oil exports and moose threats – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Alaska passes Arctic policy bill
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed legislation outlining the state’s Arctic policy. The bill lays out the state’s values
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Big changes in Far North since US last chaired Arctic Council
When the United States last led the eight-nation Arctic Council, September sea ice still covered about 2.3 million square miles, Royal Dutch Shell had
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Deteriorating relations with Russia shouldn’t affect Barents drilling: Norway
Speaking to journalists in Kirkenes, the Norwegian border town, Brende stresses that plans for hydrocarbon exploration in the area should proceed
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Chukchi Sea shoal newly closed to oil leasing is well known as biological hot spot
Hanna Shoal, a region of shallow water in the remote Chukchi Sea that President Barack Obama last week put off limits to
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