Atle Staalesen

«100 tons of oil in the river»

A state of emergency must be declared around the affected parts of the Ukhta river, environmentalists in the Komi Republic say.
April 13, 2016

Gas power for Arctic oil field

Six gas electric turbines will provide Gazprom Neft with the energy it needs for the Novy Port oil field.
April 13, 2016

Arctic carrier becomes shipping company of the year

The Arkhangelsk-based Northern Shipping Company was the best in the country in 2015, the Russian Ministry of Transport decides.
April 13, 2016

Yamal LNG gets €3.6 billions from Russian banks

Credits from state-controlled Sberbank and Gazprombank secure continued development of the great Arctic gas project.
April 12, 2016

With license to kill abroad; the National Guard

Russia’s new powerful gendarme will fight terrorism and take on homeland security. But it will also be authorized to engage in «peace-keeping operations» abroad.
April 12, 2016

With new center, Arkhangelsk seeks lead in Arctic research

The new federal science center on the Arctic will house 500 researchers, regional authorities say.
April 11, 2016

Moscow searches regions for champions of patriotism

The regions should be ranked according to their level of patriotism, a new initiative from the Federation Council proposes.
April 11, 2016

Tschudi buys Arctic iron mine

Six months after the closure of the Sydvaranger mine outside Kirkenes, Norway, Felix Tschudi buys the bankruptcy assets. But new mining could be a long shot. VIDEO STORY.
April 08, 2016

In Panama Papers, a trace to Murmansk

Journalists find more corrupt practices in relations between Norwegian fertilizer company Yara and business partners in Kola Peninsula.
April 07, 2016

OMV finds more oil in Barents Sea

This is an important milestone towards a future development of the area, the Austrian company says about its Wisting Central II well.
April 06, 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