Ruble crash will have a huge negative impact on cross-border trade”
Barents entrepreneurship expert Heidi Andreassen believes trade and investments across the borders in the north are in jeopardy as Russia’s
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Seismic mapping of Russian Arctic will continue — Rosneft
The state-owned oil company in 2015 intends to conduct seismic mapping of seven fields in the Pechora Sea. During a public
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Russia warns of recession in 2015
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has revised down its economic growth forecast for 2015 and warns that the economy will
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Blog: Greenland, Alaska elections bolster Arctic resource extraction
Voters in Greenland and Alaska went to the polls last November, electing politicians from parties in favor of natural resource
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Serious damage to drilling rig in Arctic Russia
The Gazprom Neft operated “Saturn” drilling rig lost one of its lifeboats and had its helipad destroyed by an
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Statoil ends disappointing Arctic campaign
Statoil has completed its extensive 2013-2014 exploration program in the Barents Sea, with fewer commercial discoveries than the company had
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Blog: From Arctic Circle 2013-2014, a big drop in the price of oil
I’ve arrived in Iceland for the Arctic Circle 2014 assembly. I expressed some reservations about the conference program yesterday, but it should still be
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Iceland conference draws on hopes, concerns for changing Arctic
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As winter closes its icy grip on the Arctic for another year, world leaders from around the
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Alaska asks feds for transfer of 19,322 disputed acres in Arctic
When U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower inked the declaration under which the 49th state joined the union, no one thought
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Blog: NASA satellite imagery reveals the Arctic at night
In winter, the Arctic is considered to be a dark and dreary place save for when the northern lights shimmer
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Blog: Alaska ships its first oil to Asia in a decade
On September 26, ConocoPhillips‘ Polar Discovery departed the Valdez Marine Terminal in Alaska for Yeosu, South Korea. Valdez is where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline,
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No Norwegian services to Russian Arctic offshore oil
Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende says Norway joins the restrictive measures against Russia introduced by EU earlier in September. The
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Blog: With Keystone XL delay, Alberta, Canada looks North
Keystone XL, the $5.4 billion, 1,897-kilometer pipeline that would transport crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across the border
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In time of sanctions, Prirazlomnaya seeks Russian suppliers
Production proceeds as planned, but parts of equipment and services will be replaced by Russian suppliers, a top leader of
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Economic Council – and the environment?
I would like to share my thoughts with you on the founding meeting of the Arctic Economic Council, taking place
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