Atle Staalesen

Moscow slashes Arctic investments - RBC

Funding for activities under the new Russian Arctic Program will be cut by 75%, sources tell the news company.
May 12, 2017

This town aims for global lead in understanding of Arctic ocean

A new research center in Tromsø, Norway, will take on the role of oceans in Arctic development.
May 11, 2017

Another special-purpose ship for Russian Navy

The 96 meter long search and rescue tug «Akademik Aleksandrov» can transport heavy weaponry and operate in thick Arctic ice.
May 11, 2017

Arctic town Kiruna eyes takeoff as Sweden announces it will make space strategy

It could lead to the expansion of the Esrange Space Center, the rocket launch site in northern Sweden.
May 10, 2017

Don’t forget the people, says Arctic governor

What will be the benefits for locals? Yakutian leader Yegor Borisov asks as Moscow invests big money in Arctic infrastructure projects and the development of the Northern Sea Route.
May 10, 2017

5 million tons of oil from Yamal to Murmansk

All through winter, tankers loaded with Arctic oil have made their way to a floating terminal facility in the Kola Bay.
May 09, 2017

Gazprom hints it might share Yamal gas with Novatek

The Tambey fields hold an estimated 6,7 trillion cubic meters of natural gas and could be developed by a joint venture, Gazprom leader Aleksey Miller tells Vladimir Putin.
May 09, 2017

Government might run out of cash for new Murmansk infrastructure

More than 80 million tons of goods will by year 2020 flow through the port of Murmansk, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declares. However, his cash-strapped treasury threatens to put the project in stalemate.
May 09, 2017

«These are the drivers of the Barents Cooperation»

For the first time, leaders of the Barents working groups assembled to jointly discuss development of regional cooperation.
May 08, 2017

Natural gas again on Murmansk agenda

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev orders a report on a possible gasification of the Russian Arctic region. New industrial projects will need more energy, the government argues.
May 05, 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
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