Atle Staalesen

Norwegian smolt gets blame for Russian disease

Russia’s leading aquaculture company believes smolt from Norway is behind this year’s major outbreak of disease in Kola fjords.
December 26, 2015

Liberal mayor booted from office

This is orchestrated by regional Governor Aleksandr Khudilainen, Petrozavodsk City Mayor Galina Shirshina says as she is forced to leave her post.
December 26, 2015

Christmas in the Arctic

As calm is descending on people and towns, Finnish Lapland fills up with tourists desiring white Christmas and a meeting with Santa.
December 24, 2015

New tankers for Arctic field

Russian shipping major Sovcomflot invests $340 million in three new tankers for the Novy Port project.
December 23, 2015

This vessel will transport Northern Fleet weapons

The ”Akademik Kovelyov” is officially handed over to the Northern Fleet. It will provide transportation of weaponry, including the Bulava inter-continental ballistic missile.
December 22, 2015

Railway for Sabetta

Russia’s new Arctic super-port must get a railway connection, President Putin underlines.
December 22, 2015

No oil crisis in Laptev Sea

Rosneft’s and Lukoil’s dispute over the oil resources of the Laptev Sea shows that the Russian oil industry remains hungry for additional Arctic licenses.
December 21, 2015

This nuclear power station will serve on remotest Arctic outpost

The floating NPP is more than one year behind schedule, and will start producing power in Pevek on Russia’s east Arctic coast in 2019.
December 16, 2015

”Russian state officials should not go abroad”

The Russian government is assessing a proposed travel ban for all representatives of the state sector.
December 16, 2015

New tundra highway

Moscow has given thumbs up for a new 1085 km long highway connection between the regional capitals of Syktyvkar and Naryan-Mar, Komi Governor Sergey Gaplikov says.
December 16, 2015

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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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