Atle Staalesen

Rosneft, Statoil discuss joint drilling

Cooperation progresses in line with plans, the two company leaders say.
April 20, 2016

Barents journalism - between ultimate freedom and «climate of oppression»

The World Press Freedom Index 2016 ranks Finland on top and Russia as No 148.
April 20, 2016

Siberian rivers key in acidification of Arctic waters, new study finds

Consequences for marine ecosystems in the entire Arctic Ocean could be extensive, research leader Igor Semiletov says.
April 20, 2016

«Few risks in Barents Sea»

Eager to start drilling in pristine Arctic waters, representatives of 16 oil companies say drilling in the area is unproblematic.
April 19, 2016

Lukoil brings its Arctic oil to Murmansk

For the first time in years, oil from Varandey is reloaded in the Kola Bay.
April 19, 2016

Russia might expand import restrictions

More categories should be added to the list of banned foreign goods, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade says.
April 19, 2016

More pressure against NGOs

As parliament elections come closer, prosecutors step up inspections of civil society stakeholders, among them independent media and journalist organizations.
April 18, 2016

New estimates reveal more Barents oil

Several new structures are found in the area along the maritime border to Russia. Licenses in the area will be awarded before summer, the Norwegian oil directorate says.
April 15, 2016

Rosneft prepares seismic mapping of east Arctic waters

The exploration of the company’s licenses in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas will start this summer, regional authorities say.
April 15, 2016

Collaboration is the answer, says Defence Committee leader

East-West tensions and Arctic militarization notwithstanding, the soft approaches of the Barents Cooperation must be core in relations with Russia, leader of Norway’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence argues.
April 14, 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