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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion

20 June 201921 June 2019 CBC News 0 Comments defence, energy, gas, icebreakers, indigenous, Infrastructure, LNG, military, Murmansk, Nenets, Nikel, reindeer, Sami, Yamal peninsula

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

3 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, fuel, gas, LNG, Novatek, Yamal peninsula

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

28 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, Gulf of Ob, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Rosatomflot, Sevmorput, shipping, Yamal peninsula

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

22 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bovanenkovo, energy, gas, Gazprom, Kharasaveyskoye, LNG, Yamal LNG, Yamal peninsula

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

11 January 201911 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Sabetta, sea ice, shipping, South Korea, Yamal peninsula

Two ships are on their way from China and South Korea and will have to break through up to 2

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

17 December 201817 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments gas, LNG, Novatek, shipping, Yamal LNG, Yamal peninsula

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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Russia presents massive five-year plan to boost Arctic energy sector

17 December 201817 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, gas, Infrastructure, LNG, natural resources, Northern Latitudinal Passage, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping, Yamal peninsula

Russian investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal

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Regional government to undertake big cleanup before gas drilling in Arctic Russia

28 November 201828 November 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, energy, gas, Gazprom, Kharasaveyskoye, natural resources, oil and gas, Yamal peninsula

Regional authorities will spend 100 million rubles on environmental upgrades of tundra lands as Gazprom starts development of its new

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Saudi Aramco seeks large stake in Arctic LNG-2 project in northern Russia: report

26 October 201826 October 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, LNG, Novatek, Saudi Aramco, Yamal peninsula

Russia’s energy minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s state energy company as key commercial partner to the second gas plant on the

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Gazprom Neft’s oil shipments hit 20-million-ton mark through Russia’s Arctic waters

23 October 201826 October 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, Gazprom Neft, natural resources, oil, shipping, Yamal peninsula

The infrastructure developed in the Russian Arctic will enable us to boost exports, Gazprom Neft says. In less than five

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Traffic on Northern Sea Route surging 80 %, says Russia

28 August 201831 August 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments LNG, natural resources, Northern Sea Route, Novy Port, oil and gas, shipping, transport, Yamal peninsula

A total of 9,95 million tons of goods have so far this year been shipped to and from ports on

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Russia’s Gazprom wants to build manmade islands for Arctic drilling, but will it clean up when it’s done?

24 August 201824 August 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Gazprom, Kara Sea, natural resources, offshore drilling, oil and gas, Yamal peninsula

Gazprom wants to build islands on shallow Arctic waters for well drilling, but argues that it will be too difficult

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Norwegian supply ships support drilling activities in Russian Arctic

16 August 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Gazprom, Kara Sea, Nanhai 8, natural resources, offshore drilling, oil, shipping, Yamal peninsula

The drilling of two wells in remote Arctic waters is basis for an international meeting of oilmen. When the Chinese

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Ex-Atomflot director to head Russia’s new Northern Sea Route Directorate

25 July 201825 July 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic policy, exports, Infrastructure, Murmansk, natural resources, Northern Sea Route, shipping, trade, Vyacheslav Ruksha, Yamal peninsula

Vyacheslav Ruksha, the strongman from Murmansk, gets key position in developing Russia’s Arctic infrastructure. Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear corporation, appoints its

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Chinese drilling platform back in Russian Arctic

29 June 201829 June 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment China, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Kola Bay, Leningradskoye, Murmansk, natural resources, offshore drilling, oil and gas, Rosmorport, Yamal peninsula

Drilling rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” arrives in the far northern Russian city of Murmansk as Chinese oilmen get ready

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