Atle Staalesen

In the making, a new integrated info system for Russian Arctic

It will make us less dependent of foreign technology, the Ministry of Transport argues.
August 11, 2016

In Russia’s warmest summer ever, Arctic ice reaches record low

Ice layers in parts of the country’s Arctic shrink to almost 70 percent below normal.
August 11, 2016

Rosneft builds base on Laptev Sea coast

It will be permanently manned and do research on climate and environment in the area.
August 10, 2016

«This Arctic shelf is ours»

Minister of Natural Resources Sergey Donskoy this week presents his country’s Arctic claims to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
August 10, 2016

Statoil drills new Barents wells, expands injection of CO2

More gas production is accompanied by increased catch and storage of climate gases in the Snøhvit field.
August 09, 2016

FSB opens new Arctic complex

This helps us bolster security along our Arctic frontiers, regional leaders of the FSB say as they open a new border guard office in Sabetta.
August 09, 2016

Preparing for Arctic drilling in Kirkenes

«We have great faith in the Barents Sea», companies ASCO and Norterminal say as they announce plans for new oil base on the Barents Sea coast.
August 09, 2016

Military companies bankrupt, Murmansk is left with the debts

A critical situation is in the making as military towns fail to pay for heating, water and electricity, the regional government in Murmansk says.
August 08, 2016

Norilsk Nickel bribed eco watchdog, Murmansk prosecutors say

The company reportedly paid leader of the regional Nature Protection Control Authority almost five million rubles to cover up eco crimes.
August 05, 2016

High flying in Tiksi

Regular flights to Moscow with aircrafts 737-700 are on the table as the airport runway in the remote Arctic settlement gets an extension.
August 05, 2016

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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