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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Norway’s Equinor to drill for oil near Russian Barents
The Norwegian company did not find oil on 74 degrees north. Now, hopes are high for the upcoming well located
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Fossil fuels drive shipping boom along Northern Sea Route
Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods have been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in
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Avoid seismic surveys near marine mammals in Barents Sea: politician in Arctic Norway
Acoustic surveys for oil deposits beneath the seabed should be avoided if there are whales nearby, says Arne Liaklev with
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Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad almost completely sunk
The hope of a successful salvage operation of the Norwegian warship is over. KNM Helge Ingstad sank deeper in the
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Norwegian frigate takes on water after colliding with oil tanker
The collision with an oil tanker early Thursday morning happened just north of Bergen. The crew of 137 are all
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Equinor strikes oil near Johan Castberg field in Norwegian Arctic
This is an important discovery, the Norwegian oil company Equinor says as it completes drilling in the northern part of
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