Atle Staalesen

Next door to Murmansk submarine base could come Arctic LNG terminal

Natural gas company Novatek says it plans to build a major reloading terminal for LNG in the heavily militarised area of Ura Guba near Murmansk.
August 21, 2018

Rebel region Finnmark slams door to Oslo government

«We are absolutely not not talking about any kind of secession,» says Finnmark County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik
August 19, 2018

Leader of Russian military mapping of Arctic shelf stands trial for large-scale fraud

The top official from the Ministry of Defense reportedly stole 90 million rubles earmarked mapping of the Russian Arctic shelf.
August 17, 2018

What are 5 Norwegian supply vessels doing in Russia’s Kara Sea?

The drilling of two wells in remote Arctic waters is basis for an international meeting of oilmen.
August 15, 2018

Bankruptcy comes closer for Murmansk Shipping Company

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, a subsidiary of oil company Gazprom Neft, files a bankruptcy petition against the once very powerful regional company.
August 15, 2018

Military expedition continues across Novaya Zemlya

About 30 top-trained servicemen from the Northern Fleet are taking part in a major exploratory operation through the northern parts of the Arctic archipelago.
August 15, 2018

A historic shipment from Sabetta points at global advance of Arctic LNG

Russia doubles its production of liquified natural gas from the Arctic as a second plant in the Yamal LNG is launched this week. This is only the start, says company Novatek.
August 10, 2018

Russian border guards detain more migrants seeking Arctic route

Pressure on the northern Schengen-border intensifies as several groups of migrants are detained in Russian Arctic borderlands.
August 09, 2018

The end is near, says political prisoner Oleg Sentsov

The Ukrainian film director is on hunger strike for 88 days in the remote Russian Arctic prison of Labytnangi.
August 09, 2018

Seismic vessels push Arctic limits

Russian geological research ships are soon on their way to the Laptev Sea.
August 08, 2018

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
@atlestaalesen