Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes
Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
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Sanctions
UK sanctions halt floating repair dock for Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet
The new 220-meter dock built in Turkey is now stranded in the Mediterranean after London two weeks ago sanctioned the
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Brussels imposes sanctions on Murmansk fishery industry
By Denis Zagore The EC Council accuses two major fishery companies in Murmansk of espionage and ‘activities that can facilitate future
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Paralysis looms over Russia’s Arctic oil
New US sanctions deal an unprecedented blow to the companies that over the past decade have developed major oil and
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route lags far behind plans
For years, Vladimir Putin has insisted that annual shipments on the far northern route should reach 80 million tons by
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Production comes to halt at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2: Bloomberg
The gas production platforms in the remote Gydan Peninsula risk turning into rusting ghost installations as Novatek is forced to
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EU considers stricter seafood sanctions, but cod from Murmansk goes free
Cod aimed for fish and chips seems to survive the European Union’s next set of sanctions, while Alaska pollock for
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Tighter sanctions target Nornickel as pressure mounts
More than ten companies associated with the Russian mining and metallurgy giant are included in the U.S list of sanctions.
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New sanctions take aim on Russia’s war economy
Energy projects in the Russian Arctic are among the main targets of the new sanctions announced by British and U.S
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Shipments of liquefied gas from Russian Arctic could be stopped this summer
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer The upcoming EU sanctions force Russia to search for new markets, as Europe
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New U.S sanctions take aim at Russian Arctic shipping
Companies and ships engaged in supplies of components to Novatek’s project Arctic LNG 2 are added to the U.S sanctions
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 suspends gas liquefaction amid sanctions, lack of tankers
By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has suspended production at its
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Washington bans Russia’s main Arctic oil driller
Company Gazprom Nedra could face serious trouble in Arctic shelf exploration as it is included in an updated U.S sanctions
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Russian Arctic regions strengthen bonds with Beijing
We are entering a new level of partnership with China,” Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis said as he in September met with leaders
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