Industry and Energy
The resources of the great Zhdanovskoye field remain huge, but mining company Kola MMC need to go increasingly deep to keep up production.
The Norwegian energy company starts the new year with drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea, only few kilometers from Russia.
Oil companies prepare for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Ob, the shallow waters of Russia’s Yamal region.
Equinor starts production at Aasta Hansteen, Norway’s second natural gas field in operation north of the Arctic Circle.
The first two boiler houses are soon to be transformed from use of diesel and heavy oil (mazut) to natural gas.
It is black and dirty, and means big money for port developers in Murmansk.
As this year’s drilling in icy waters comes to a close, Chinese rig «Nanhai VIII» prepares for departure home after operations in the Kara Sea.
Natural gas company Novatek launches the third train of its grand Arctic plant more than a year ahead of schedule. At the same time, the first tons of LNG are reloaded near North Cape in Norway.
As project planning of the new Pavlovsky ore processing plant and sea port proceeds, regional authorities say there will be plenty of money and jobs in the remote Arctic island.
Regional authorities will spend 100 million rubles on environmental upgrades of tundra lands as Gazprom starts development of its new major Arctic project.
Investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal budget on health and education.
Novatek leader Leonid Mikhelson says Norway is under pressure from western partners following its go-ahead for large-scale reloading of Russian LNG in its waters.
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Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report published by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra on Monday.
Ten years after Gazprom started development of the huge natural gas reserves in Yamal, the company opens the third and final part of its Bovanenkovo project.
Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods has been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in 2018, a 68% growth from 2017.
Sergey Zybko is awarded the State Order for Achievements at Sea for his operations in Arctic waters.
The «Boris Sokolov» is built in China, has Greek owners and will serve Russia’s grand Yamal LNG project on the coast of the Arctic Ocean.
In one of Russia’s remotest spots is going on a hectic construction of new housing, parks and local infrastructure.
The Norwegian company did not find oil on 74 degrees north. Now, hopes are high for the upcoming well located only few kilometers from Russia.
Two ships loaded with iron ore from Baffinland’s mine in Nunavut, northern Canada, have taken a shortcut to the Russian Far East.
It was the maiden voyage of the «Rudolf Samoylovich» and it was made to the Fujian LNG Terminal in China.
With thinner Arctic ice comes softer regulations for vessels operating on the Northern Sea Route.
The 309 thousand ton big tanker «Kola» has been firmly anchored to the bottom of the Kola Bay as big volumes of oil are on the way from Lukoil’s Arctic fields.
Company Enel admits the market situation is «difficult», but still proceeds with the development of a major wind farm in the Kola Peninsula.
After initial flux of neutron, the reactor reached its minimum controlled level of chain reaction and produced power Friday evening.
With American investors on board the mines near Kirkenes look set for a reopening.
Shipping company Sovcomflot tests its brand new fuel-friendly oil tanker in tough Arctic waters.
The projected terminal for liquified natural gas in Murmansk will be floating on the water.
Oil company ships out first 20 million tons through Arctic waters, says much more is in the pipeline
The infrastructure developed in the region will enable us to boost exports, Gazprom Neft says.
It will cost almost 100 billion rubles and the economic benefits are unclear.
There is little progress in the two companies’ joint projects in the Barents Sea.
More than two years overdue, Norway and Russia sign the agreement that will allow them to map oil and gas resources in joint borderlands.
Russia’s energy minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s state energy company as key commercial partner to the second gas plant on the Yamal Peninsula.
Utilization of gas instead of heavy, low quality fuel oil is good for health, environment and the regional budget.
This is an important discovery, the Norwegian oil company says as it completes drilling in the northern part of the Barents Sea.
The «Vladimir Vize» and «Rudolf Samoylovich» will boost the Arctic out-shipment capacity of natural gas producer Novatek by almost 30%.