Atle Staalesen

Finland says new Arctic railway should lead to Kirkenes

The small Norwegian town on the Barents Sea coast is the preferred end station in the great infrastructure project.
March 09, 2018

They found one of Russia’s biggest Arctic oil fields, but now abandon it

ExxonMobil is giving up its comprehensive Arctic cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegians still cling on.
March 08, 2018

Heat shockwaves in the highest North

The archipelagos in the northern Barents Sea and Kara Sea were up to 11 centigrades warmer than average last winter.
March 07, 2018

5,000 troops train winter war in Arctic Norway

Among them are 350 soldiers from the USA and other allied countries.
March 07, 2018

Former governor gets 8 years in jail

With such a jurisdiction our republic is doomed, says the man who previously headed Karelia.
March 07, 2018

First one million ton of LNG from Sabetta

Less than two months after the Yamal LNG plant opened, ships carry out the first one million ton of liquified natural gas from the deep frozen waters of the Ob Gulf.
March 06, 2018

As election draws closer, Putin calls on young people to stay calm

Any attempts to stir public disorder must be contained and educational institutions are a special priority, the president made clear in his recent meeting with the country’s Interior Ministry.
March 06, 2018

Amid growing concern about bad Arctic weather, more shipping companies move into area without icebreakers

Better weather forecasting will make it easier for ships to traffic on Northern Sea Route without icebreaker escort, the Russian government says.
March 05, 2018

Barents Observer starts cooperation with Dagbladet

It gives us a new solid partner and enables us to reach out to bigger audiences in Norway, says Editor Thomas Nilsen as the newspaper signs a cooperation deal with one of the biggest media houses in the country.
March 04, 2018

As Japan’s first icebreaking LNG carrier gets ready for sailing, company Mitsui signs cooperation deal on Northern Sea Route

We expect a significant trade growth in energy delivered through the Arctic shipping route, the Japanese shipping company says.
March 02, 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