Atle Staalesen

Russia’s new Arctic governor is 30 years old and has a MBA from Singapore

Dmitry Artyukhov was this week appointed acting Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
May 30, 2018

You might want this monster vehicle on your journey across the Russian Arctic

Off-road vehicle «Burlak» is made for autonomous expeditions to the North Pole.
May 29, 2018

Russia hints it might request a cut in Norwegian crab fishing

As the country prepares an overhaul of its lucrative crab quotas, Fishery Agency leader Ilya Shestyakov sends a signal to neighbouring Norway.
May 29, 2018

Gazprom orders 24 LNG locomotives for Arctic railway

They will be environmentally friendly and far cheaper to use, the company says.
May 28, 2018

Frenchmen join development of Russia’s new large natural gas project 

Oil company Total obtains 10 percent of Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2, the major project in the remote Gydan Peninsula.
May 25, 2018

Supreme Court sides with FSB, says Barents Observer editor poses threat to Russia's national security

The Federal Security Service is afraid of free journalism, says Thomas Nilsen as he today lost his appeal case in the highest court of Russia. He will now proceed to the European Court of Human Rights.
May 25, 2018

Political drama in Russian Arctic Navy base

The town, which houses some of the most powerful submarines of the Northern Fleet, is theater for a intriguing political game between supporters and opponents of a dismissed municipal mayor.
May 25, 2018

Murmansk railway has best day ever

A total of 1,120 wagons were unloaded in one day. Most of it was coal.
May 25, 2018

Russian MFA lashes out against Helsinki Committee, says Norway supports anti-Russian campaign

A guidebook for journalists issued by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in connection with the upcoming Football World Cup is a «completely russophobic document», ministry press spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says.
May 24, 2018

Aiming for boost in Arctic LNG, Novatek builds own shipping company

Russia’s next major liquified natural gas project is likely to be served by a fleet of domestically built vessels sailing under Russian flag.
May 22, 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