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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
Business Business (USA) General USA 

Conoco dials back investment in Arctic Alaska

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 19:46
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While Shell  announced yesterday it’s investing in its Arctic prospects, ConocoPhillips Alaska says it’s dialing back a bit. Conoco issued a

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(Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/10/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2014 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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The Chukchi Sea looking out from the North Slope village of Kivalina. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Review of environmental impact of proposed Chukchi drilling expected within 10 months

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014 at 12:39
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A new-and-improved analysis of environmental impacts from oil-and-gas leasing in the Chukchi Sea is expected to be done by March,

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Whale bones and whaling boats frames a view of the Chukchi Sea in Arctic Alaska. (iStock)
Business USA 

Alaska: Judge orders new review for 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:16
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Six years after Shell and other companies bought oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, the Interior Department is

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The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk aground off a small island near Kodiak Island Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013.(U.S. Coast Guard / AP)
Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Alaska communities divided as Arctic drilling delayed

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2014 at 12:23
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The recent court decision that could stop Royal Dutch Shell from drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean might be felt

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United States Coast Guard Seventeenth District Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ostebo, left with Captain Carl J. Uchytil in May 2011. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire / AP)
Society Society (USA) USA 

U.S. Coast Guard outlines plans for western Alaska

APRN
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 15:05 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:18
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Coast Guard Admiral Thomas Ostebo visited Nome last week to outline summer plans for Western Alaska. The plans are part

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The Fennia icebreaker participated in ice clearing for Shell in the Arctic. (Arctia Shipping / Yle)
Business Finland 

Finland’s Arctia: Offshore ops pay better than Baltic icebreaking

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 11:15
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The state-owned ice breaker company Arctia shipping has welcomed a proposal from Transport minister Merja Kyllönen for an external examination

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(Igor Gedilaghine, AFP)
Business Norway 

Norway gives 29 companies oil and gas licenses, mostly in Arctic region

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 12:21
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OSLO, Norway — Norway has given companies new licenses to explore and drill for oil and gas off its coast,

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Workers disembark from a Shell Oil / Olgoonik Corporation oil spill response vessel, after a training exercise. August 30, 2012. (Loren Holmes, Alaska Dispatch)
Business USA 

Listening sessions start process for Alaska-focused Arctic drilling rules

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2013 at 10:28
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Looking for lessons in Shell’s disastrous campaign to drill offshore in the Arctic, the Interior Department on Thursday launched an

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Waves crash over the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk where it sits aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2013. (US Coast Guard photo)
Business USA 

Despite efforts, Alaska Kulluk grounding couldn’t be prevented

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 08:57
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The Coast Guard captain who played a key role during attempts to control the ill-fated Kulluk conical drilling rig in

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Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore crewmembers test the vessel's Spilled Oil Recovery System (SORS) near Barrow, Alaska. July 31, 2012. (Kelly Parker / USCG)
Society Society (USA) USA 

U.S. Coast Guard scales back Arctic presence

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 09:22
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The U.S. Coast Guard is reducing its presence in the Arctic this summer, a result of budget cuts and a

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Alaska Landscape. (Dan Joling, AP)
Business USA 

Crowley, UIC form venture in Arctic

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:13
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Long time marine transport providers Crowley Marine Services and Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation or UIC Bowhead have formed a joint venture

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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