Atle Staalesen

«Arctic oil for peace»

New licenses in the Barents Sea open up for a comprehensive energy cooperation between Norway and Russia, Kirkenes Mayor Rune Rafaelsen argues.
May 18, 2016

These are the winners of new Barents Sea licenses

Russia’s Lukoil gets a 20 percent stake in two license blocks located directly along the Norwegian-Russian maritime border.
May 18, 2016

Norway’s new Arctic oil licenses on the table

The country’s minister of oil and energy is ready to present the winners of 57 new Arctic blocks.
May 17, 2016

No Arctic Summit in Finland, after all

The international situation is not appropriate for an Arctic Summit to be held as part of Finland’s upcoming chair in the Arctic Council, President Sauli Niinistö tells Barrack Obama.
May 16, 2016

In Solberg’s talks with Obama, a stress on Arctic cooperation

The High North is an area where NATO and Russian interests meet, the Norwegian PM underlined during her visit to Washington DC.
May 16, 2016

Karelia has the most government-critical media

Russian critical-minded media is under mounting pressure. But there is still quite a bit left in the Republic of Karelia, a new study finds.
May 13, 2016

Getting ready for joint Russian-Norwegian offshore drilling

The Sea of Okhotsk offers a rare chance for joint action between Russian and western oilmen. Rosneft and Statoil are preparing their spuds.
May 12, 2016

On Svalbard, a future without coal

The new government white paper on the Arctic archipelago highlights new alternative industries.
May 11, 2016

Government money for border town recovery

But the sum is too low considering the important geopolitical position of Kirkenes, town mayor Rune Rafaelsen says.
May 11, 2016

With new tanker comes more oil to Murmansk

The second ice-protected tanker built for the Novy Port project will soon shuttle between Yamal and the Kola Bay.
May 11, 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
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