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More icebreakers coming to aid Russian Arctic ships in need

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 16:02
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 10, 2021 at 14:16
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 12:42 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 13:40
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Gazprom Neft, the oil subsidiary of Gazprom, has struck a deal with the Russian Railways over massive deliveries of liquified

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Two Chinese rigs prepare for drilling in Russian Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 11:06
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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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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:53
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 11:49
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 15:41
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 12:06
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The construction of a railway line to Sabetta is what is needed, the Russian president argues. It was Asia and

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Putin wants to boost Russia’s Arctic gas exports to China

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 16:08
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 09:46 — Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:19
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:20
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 14:57
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 15:08
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019 at 11:21 — Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2019 at 12:13
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Two ships are on their way from China and South Korea and will have to break through up to 2

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Russian gas giant says West putting pressure on Norway regarding Arctic LNG shipping

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 14:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:43
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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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