Mass vaccination against anthrax continues on Yamal Peninsula
More than 658,000 reindeer are up for vaccination in order to prevent another outbreak of the deadly bacteria infection. Regional
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Gazprom’s exports from Arctic reach record-high numbers
As Gazprom this months celebrates its 25-years anniversary, it can record a historical high in natural gas exports. In a
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Arctic seaports bustle as shipping on Russia’s Northern Sea Route reaches new high
A record-beating 9,74 million tons of goods was transported on the Russian Arctic route in 2017. That resulted in a
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For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prosperity will come from the Arctic
Industrial developments in the Arctic are top priority for Russia. And it will be done in cooperation with the Chinese,
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Blog: As Yamal LNG launches in Arctic, both Russia and China try to claim success
Last Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin descended on the frigid Yamal Peninsula to participate in the opening ceremony for a
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Foreign flagged tankers chart course for Russia’s new Arctic LNG plant in conflict with Kremlin policy
There was great festivity in Sabetta as President Putin on Friday arrived on site to officially mark the first out-shipment
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Planned railway would connect western Siberia to the Arctic Ocean
A historical decision has been taken on the Northern Latitudinal Passage project, regional Governor Dmitry Kobylkin says. In an address
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New locomotives for world’s northernmost railway will run on liquefied natural gas
The climate is ice cold and the region super-rich on natural gas. Russia’s far northern Yamal Peninsula could soon get
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Northern Sea Route is free of ice, Arctic shipping thrives
As Russian Arctic ice shrinks to this year’s lowest, a big number of ships are moving in. In waters normally
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French company Total will play important role in Arctic Russia LNG project
Company Total likely to play crucial role in Arctic LNG-2, the grand project planned on the remote Arctic coast of
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Passenger numbers skyrocket at remote airport in Russian Arctic
Boom-town Sabetta in the Yamal Peninsula sees a doubling in the number of air passengers. Up to 400.000 people could
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Plenty of gas in new Arctic field, says Russia’s minister of natural resources
Drilling results from the Kruzenshternskoye field in Yamal are very prospective, natural resource Minister Sergey Donskoy reveals in an interview.
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Chinese rig starts drilling in Russian Arctic
The «Nanhai-VIII» spuds this year’s only offshore well in the oil-rich Russian Arctic region. The field is called Leningradskoye and
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Gas pipelines threatened by methane explosions on Russian tundra
Gas pipes supplying Europe run right over swelling Yamal tundra which is deeply unstable to the release of underground methane.
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Big-scale cargo to be shipped through Russian Arctic and Siberian rivers
Another ten shiploads will soon be heading to Russia’s Arctic port of Sabetta and then sent thousands of kilometres up
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