Atle Staalesen

Murmansk protests merger of national parks

It is not a good idea to merge the three protected nature areas in Murmansk Oblast, regional politicians underline in a request to the federal government.
April 07, 2017

Big Russian oil conquers new Arctic region

Taymyr is the place. Both Rosneft and Lukoil this week spudded wells in the pristine and northernmost part of Russian mainland.
April 06, 2017

Overcoming a historic drop in border crossing

In 2013, Nordic consular stations issued more than 1,5 million visas to Russians. Three years later, the number had plummeted to less than 500 thousand. Now, the trend bounces back, new figures show.
April 05, 2017

North Pole ice runway now in operation

The first two aircrafts on Monday landed in Barneo, the Russian Arctic ice camp.
April 04, 2017

Russian drilling in Barents Sea coming up

It will happen in 2018, Rosneft President Igor Sechin says.
April 03, 2017

Rosneft spuds northernmost Arctic well

«Lets start drilling», President Putin commands company leader Igor Sechin in a direct televised transmission between the Kremlin and the coast of the Laptev Sea.
April 03, 2017

Government approves new date for launch of world’s most powerful icebreaker

The «Arktika» will be ready for sailing in May 2019, one and a half year after the original schedule.
April 01, 2017

Yamal LNG welcomes first tanker

After ice testing in the northern Kara Sea, LNG tanker «Christophe de Margerie» for the first time enters Russia’s new grand Arctic port of Sabetta.
March 31, 2017

Putin signals climate change might not be human made

On my visit to Franz Josef Land yesterday, I saw photos which indicate that climate change is not necessarily triggered by human activity, the Russian President described in today’s round table talk in Arkhangelsk.
March 30, 2017

Brende finds comfort in regional relations with Russia

Talking is smooth between Norway and Russia when it comes to cross-border regional cooperation. But when the troublesome sanctions come on the agenda, the smiles turn stiff and conversation flutters.
March 30, 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