Sanctions are biting on Russian icebreaker builders
Companies Nornickel and Rosneft have scrapped plans for the building of high-tech icebreakers fuelled by LNG. The vessels will instead
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Yamal LNG
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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Over 100 million cubic meters of sea bottom removed for natural gas project in Russian Arctic bay
Never before has the Arctic seen an industrial expansion of this magnitude. In only few years, volumes of extracted hydrocarbons
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As LNG prices hit historical low, Russia decides not to fund new Arctic projects
Natural gas company Novatek might not get the state support it needs for new major infrastructure projects in the Arctic.
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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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Gazprom launches construction of giant gas field in Arctic Russia
A convoy of 30 trucks, bulldozers and excavators is on its way to the development site of the Kharasavey natural
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LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic
A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are
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Russian gas giant says West putting pressure on Norway regarding Arctic LNG shipping
Novatek leader Leonid Mikhelson says Norway is under pressure from western partners following its go-ahead for large-scale reloading of Russian
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LNG exports from Russian Arctic rely on European ports despite Northern Sea Route
Despite opening of the Northern Sea Route, large amount of Russian Arctic LNG is still reloaded in European ports on
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Powerful LNG tankers head for China through thick Arctic ice
Two powerful tankers are on their way from Sabetta in this year’s first eastbound voyages through the Northern Sea Route.
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Russia’s Novatek turns to Norway to ease Arctic LNG exports
The Russian natural gas company is squeezed over its Yamal LNG exports. The solution could lie in Norwegian Arctic fjords.
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In late June, tankers still getting trapped in Russia’s Arctic ice
Shipping in the Gulf of Ob (Russian Arctic) is paralysed and the situation complicated, icebreaker company Rosatomflot says. It is
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Military shipyards in northern Russia want role in building Arctic LNG infrastructure
The two major yards in Severodvinsk, northern Russia, intend to deliver key components to the country’s planned new Arctic natural
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Russian Arctic natural gas comes to India
The first shipment of LNG from Yamal has been delivered to the South Asian country. It was the first ever
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Russia: Better weather forecasts needed to increase Arctic shipping
A quickly growing number of ships are confronting the thick ice and tough climatic conditions on Russia’s Northern Sea Route,
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