Trude Pettersen

Environmentalists pleased with Shell backing out of the Arctic

Shell backing out of drilling in the Barents Sea is the beginning of the end of Arctic drilling, says Frederic Hauge in Bellona.

April 05, 2016

Shell abandons Barents Sea drilling

Oil company Shell has decided to withdraw its application for Norwegian licenses to drill in the Barents Sea.

April 04, 2016

Longer life for icebreaker “Vaygach”

The nuclear icebreaker “Vaygach” will get its lifetime extended to 2023, when new icebreakers will be ready for operations in the Arctic.

April 04, 2016

Tighter Nordic defense cooperation

On the background of new regional security challenges, the Nordic countries have discussed ways to increase defense and security cooperation.

April 01, 2016

First oil to Europe from Goliat

The first oil from Eni Norway’s Goliat platform in the Barents Sea is on its way to consumers in Europe.

March 30, 2016

Glasnost Defense Foundation appeals ‘foreign agent’ label in court

The Russian organization Glasnost Defense Foundation has appealed against the Ministry of Justice’s decision to label the organization as ‘foreign agent’.

March 30, 2016

Arctic tests for Russia’s new frigate

Russia’s newest frigate “Admiral Essen”, built for the Black Sea Fleet, is on its way the Barents Sea for state tests.

March 29, 2016

Ice camp Barneo-2016 in the pipeline

Russia has started preparation for this year’s Bareno camp close to the North Pole, the annual temporary base for scientific research, Arctic expeditions and tourism.

March 29, 2016

No need for Lavna oil terminal in Murmansk

According to newspaper Kommersant, some of the key projects of the Murmansk Transport Hub have not only been halted, but risk never to be realized at all.

March 18, 2016

Norilsk Nickel sells air company Nordavia