A generation of reindeer herders is perishing in the war
The governor of the Yamal-Nenets region in mid-January landed with his helicopter in the southern edge of the vast Yamal
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Yamal peninsula
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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Novatek’s new Arctic license areas located in protected nature reserve
The natural gas company was awarded the controversial licenses after it sent a letter to the Kremlin. Company leader Leonid
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World’s northernmost railway in Russia to carry 52 million tons of petro products
Gazprom Neft, the oil subsidiary of Gazprom, has struck a deal with the Russian Railways over massive deliveries of liquified
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Two Chinese rigs prepare for drilling in Russian Arctic waters
One of the world’s biggest heavy loads vessel on 17th June sailed into the Kola Bay with two rigs on
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Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil
A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.
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Underwater gas pipelines in Arctic Russia unexpectedly resurface: report
A potentially critical situation might have erupted in the Baydarata Bay, Arctic Russia with two of the pipelines that bring
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Reloading facility in northwest Russia to help Arctic LNG reach global markets
A ship-to-ship reloading facility by the island of Kildin is getting ready to handle 300 meter long Arctic shuttle tankers.
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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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Putin wants to boost Russia’s Arctic gas exports to China
Russian President Vladimir Putin requests state natural gas company Gazprom to find the necessary resources in Yamal. Only a few
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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion
Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the
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LNG could fuel towns in Arctic Russia
Local authorities along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) are starting to plan for deliveries of a new energy source. The
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Nuclear-powered container ship unloads cargo for LNG project in Arctic Russia
It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal. It
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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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New icebreaking tankers sailing through Russia’s thick Arctic ice
Two ships are on their way from China and South Korea and will have to break through up to 2
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