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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Russian company Gazprom finds more gas than expected in future Arctic field
The Kruzenshternskoye field holds up to 2 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, the company says. The field that is
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Russian climate report stresses adaptation but no reduction in fossil fuel extraction
The country’s new climate adaption plan includes no intent to stagger the major production growth of coal, oil and natural
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Arctic LNG shipments: Russia’s Deputy PM supports exemptions for Novatek
Novatek must be allowed to continue LNG shipping with foreign-built tankers, Yuri Trutnev says. Natural gas company Novatek is calling
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Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis
Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but
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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports
Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across
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Fossil fuels drive shipping boom along Northern Sea Route
Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods have been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in
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Russia’s Gazprom Neft launches flagship icebreaker
Icebreaker “Aleksandr Sannikov” will open the way to the company’s oil terminal in the Gulf of Ob (Russian Arctic). It
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Russia plans fenced parks to confine reindeer herding in Arctic
The region that holds the world’s biggest number of reindeer wants to restrict animal migration and establish fenced “reindeer parks”.
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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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Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic
Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the
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Russian Duma tries to avoid Gazprom-Rosneft rumble over LNG
The Energy Committee in the lower house of the Russian parliament has concluded that Rosneft should not be allowed to
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Steady traffic at Russia’s new Arctic LNG terminal
The «Eduard Toll» is the fourth ship now shuttling to and from Russia’s new natural gas terminal in the Arctic.
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Russia’s grand LNG project takes its toll on Arctic environment
The developers of the Yamal LNG seek to overcome damage caused by the removal of 70 million tons of seabed
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Novatek’s LNG project now operational in Arctic Russia
As Novatek officially pushes the button and starts production of LNG in its huge Yamal project the big question is
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