Atle Staalesen

The drillship that discovered the Shtokman field returns to Arctic

After more than 20 years abroad, the «Valentin Shashin» will again have Murmansk as its home port.
April 03, 2018

New restrictions coming up in Russian Arctic shipping

Only ships built in Russia will be allowed to carry oil, natural gas and coal along the Northern Sea Route, a new bill proposes. But there will be exceptions, government officials say.
March 28, 2018

Russia starts development of €100 million North Pole research platform

It will be able to operate autonomously for up to three years in ice-covered Arctic waters.
March 28, 2018

Two new satellites to boost Norway’s Arctic internet

They will cost the Norwegian state about €105 million.
March 27, 2018

Russian Arctic natural gas comes to India

The first shipment of LNG from Yamal has been delivered to the South Asian country.
March 27, 2018

Nordic countries expel Russian diplomats

Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark today all announced the expulsion Russian diplomatic staff following the nerve agent attack in the U.K.
March 26, 2018

4-year old boy soon on his way to the North Pole

Ronin (4) is one of four small kids who will take part in the youngest ever expedition to the North Pole.
March 26, 2018

Russia’s new Superjet lands in Svalbard

The flight shows that the aircraft can operate in the highest Arctic, company Sukhoi says.
March 26, 2018

The Ukrainian filmmaker who is locked up in Russian Arctic prison camp says health is dwindling

Supporters fear for Oleg Sentsov’s life as his health condition is deteriorating.
March 22, 2018

Prosecutor requests 9 years jail for human rights defender Yuri Dmitriev

Guilty on all points, says the regional prosecutor after a court hearing this week.
March 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