Europe boosts LNG trade ahead of the ban
During the first eight months of 2026, gas carriers made 156 shipments from the Yamal Peninsula to EU ports. By
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Sabetta
This year’s last voyage on Northern Sea Route goes to sanctioned LNG terminal
The Christophe de Margerie, a ‘shadow tanker,’ has made port call at the Utrenny terminal in the Gydan Peninsula after a
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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked
Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the
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Russia sends year’s first vessel east on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s brand new icebreaker “Sibir” this week broke through the most icy parts of the Northern Sea Route. Western sanctions
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More icebreakers coming to aid Russian Arctic ships in need
The Arktika on the 30th of November left St.Petersburg where it has undergone technical upgrades, and is due to arrive
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Russian oil companies forge ahead with new plans saying projects are green and environmentally friendly
They are among the world’s biggest climate gas emitters. And they are trying to justify their huge new oil and
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Ships set out on trans-Arctic voyage as spring comes to Northern Sea Route
Accompanied by nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal, LNG carrier Nikolay Urvantsev moves eastwards in this year’s first transit shipment on the
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Moscow wants new connection to Arctic coast, revives plans for a railway to Sabetta
Following Putin’s highlighting of the Northern Latitudinal Passage in his recent address to the nation, the major railway project might
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Russian transport minister says Northern Sea Route a step closer to year-round passage
The sailing of LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie across the Russian Arctic seaway in mid January shows that shipping on
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Latest LNG carrier arrives in Arctic Russian port, marks completion of tanker fleet
The «Yakov Gakkel» in late November sailed into the Kara Sea with course for the Sabetta LNG terminal in Yamal.
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Putin wants new rail link between Arctic coast and Indian Ocean
The construction of a railway line to Sabetta is what is needed, the Russian president argues. It was Asia and
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Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route
It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018
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Novatek announces third LNG project in Arctic Russia
The Ob LNG will be developed exclusively with Russian technology. As if in a great rush to develop its Arctic
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Arctic LNG shipments: Russia’s Deputy PM supports exemptions for Novatek
Novatek must be allowed to continue LNG shipping with foreign-built tankers, Yuri Trutnev says. Natural gas company Novatek is calling
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Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis
Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but
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