Atle Staalesen

Mass vaccination against anthrax continues on Yamal tundra

More than 658,000 reindeer are up for vaccination in order to prevent another outbreak of the deadly bacteria infection.
March 22, 2018

Murmansk coal terminal developers have show-off for Putin

No focus on the major financial challenges connected with the Murmansk Transport Hub as President Putin took at look at the development plans for the Lavna coal terminal.
March 21, 2018

Murmansk Governor Marina Kovtun loses ground in international affairs

An amendment in the regional constitution might restrict her power over foreign relations.
March 21, 2018

Cruise tourists are about to break the ice

Expedition travel companies build fleets of adventure ships which are able to make it deep into ice-covered Arctic waters.
March 20, 2018

Offshore Arctic platform Prirazlomnaya prepares for doubling of production

By year 2020, the installation in the Pechora Sea will boost annual oil production to five million tons.
March 19, 2018

These are Putin’s results from the Russian Arctic

He got overwhelming support in military towns. But no places seem to beat Sabetta, the natural gas hub on the Yamal coast, where more than 95 percent of the electorate voted for the sitting president.
March 19, 2018

«We pose the biggest threat to Vladimir Putin»

They are young and call on Russians to boycott the presidential election.
March 18, 2018

A police hunt-down of political activists is going on in downtown Murmansk

As the Russian Arctic city is preparing for elections, police cracks down on local supporters of Aleksey Navalny.
March 16, 2018

Japanese investors sign deal on wind farm in Tiksi

The remote Russian settlement will strengthen its energy security as Japanese company NEDO is ready to invest in local wind power.
March 12, 2018

Arctic winds: construction start for Europe’s biggest wind park

The first 60 turbines will be built this year.
March 12, 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