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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Emergency rescue in Northern Sea Route as oil tanker gets stuck in ice
The 35 year old vessel «Chukotka+» carried several thousand tons of oil and independently tried, and failed, to make it
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More Arctic gas for Europe as Russia opens new pipeline
Gazprom’s new Bovanenkovo-Ukhta 2 pipeline will boost daily deliveries from the Yamal Peninsula to 264 million cubic meters. The 1,265
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Climate change could jeopardize Yamal gas development, the Kremlin fears
“We have 20 trillion cubic meters of Arctic natural gas available, let’s get it developed before it is too late.”
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Anthrax outbreak in Arctic Russia could be just the beginning: scientist
Anthrax is one of many infectious disease agents preserved in the record melting permafrost. Burial sites across Siberia with infected
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Yamal LNG gets $4.1 billion from Russian banks
Credits from state-controlled Sberbank and Gazprombank secure continued development of the great Arctic gas project. The door to western credit
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