Atle Staalesen

Russian Arctic research on thin ice

The country's Meteorology Service (Rosgidromet) is planning the construction of an ice-class platform, which is to replace previous drifting research stations on ice floes.
October 09, 2017

Drilling dry, again

Statoil’s 5th well in the Barents Sea this year is another disappointment.
October 09, 2017

«Nikel will get cleaner»

Emissions from the huge plant are being slashed and the border town becoming cleaner, representatives of Nornickel told locals during the Days of Cross-Border Cooperation.
October 09, 2017

Gazprom hints comeback for Shtokman project

The huge Arctic natural gas field re-emerges in the development plans of the energy company.
October 05, 2017

After collapse, researchers find a comeback for capelin in Barents Sea

Norwegian and Russian fishermen have reason to hope for good catch as the small fish is found in abundance after years of extreme low.
October 04, 2017

Gazprom sends rig from Black Sea to new Arctic drill site

The «Amazon» makes it from the Turkish port of Tuzla to Gulf of Ob as owner Gazprom gets ready for new Arctic drilling.
October 03, 2017

Norwegian Transport Minister «very positive» towards Finland’s Arctic railway initiative

It could be a win-win situation for both countries, Ketil Solvik-Olsen says.
October 03, 2017

«This border checkpoint to Russia should be open 24/7»

Top Norwegian transport officials argue that the Storskog-Borisoglebsk border-crossing points should be open round-the-clock.
October 02, 2017

As new road bridges neighboring Norway and Russia, eyes turn towards missing link on border

"We are very aware of the situation," says Norwegian Minister of Transport. "It is on our agenda," officials from Moscow underline.
September 29, 2017

Kremlin boots Nenets leader, appoints Moscow administrator

Igor Koshin leaves office after more than three years as leader of the Nenets Autonomous District. New head of the Arctic region is top bureaucrat from the federal government Aleksandr Tsybulsky.
September 28, 2017

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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