Russia’s Rosneft considering pipeline to boost shipping on Northern Sea Route
In a sign of support for growing shipping on the Northern Sea Route, Rosneft mulls building of a 600-km-long pipeline
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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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Supreme Court’s crab fishing ruling reaffirms Norway’s exclusive rights over Svalbard waters
The Svalbard Treaty does not prevent Norway from punishing companies that engage in catch without permission, the judges say. The
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Norway’s Equinor hits dry well in promising area near Russian border
The Norwegian company found no oil in the well located a few kilometers from the border to Russia. The well
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Drilling opponents in U.S. House launch bill to close ANWR
In the U.S. House, opponents of development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (northern Alaska) filed a bill Monday that
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Trump’s pick for U.S. Interior secretary has worked for Alaska and energy industry
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated David Bernhardt to be the next secretary of Interior, to replace Ryan Zinke. Bernhardt
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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed
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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports
Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across
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Northern Sea Route: officials worry Putin’s ambitions are unrealistic
There is unease in several Russian government ministries as officials start to understand that the President’s objectives for the Northern
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Report blasts Norway’s oil regulator for poor safety on Norwegian shelf
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority gets serious criticism for its followup of security in Norwegian waters. A new report (in
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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling
“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he
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Protestors target Texas company planning seismic survey in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
A group of Native American protestors went to the offices of SAExploration in Houston, Texas Monday to object to work
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Norway ramps up oil and gas production in Arctic despite looming climate crisis
More fields are coming into production and peak oil is expected in year 2023. Arctic waters are priority No 1,
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Norway’s Equinor will start 2019 with a new oil field near border to Russia
The Norwegian energy company will start the new year with drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea, only few
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Russia presents massive five-year plan to boost Arctic energy sector
Russian investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal
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