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Rosatom’s first non-nuclear icebreaker heads towards Sabetta

The diesel-engined vessel «Ob» is part of the state nuclear power company’s new conventional fleet of icebreakers.
November 06, 2019

Drilling completed. Oil rigs leave Russian Arctic waters

Three drilling rigs have this year spud wells in the Kara Sea and the Gulf of Ob.
November 06, 2019

Companies ink deals on construction of carriers for Arctic LNG

Russian far eastern shipyard Zvezda is ready to start building of the first tanker for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project
November 05, 2019

Russia finds market for its vast reserves of Arctic coal

From the vulnerable tundra lands of remote peninsula Taymyr will soon be extracted many million tons of coal. Much of it will be shipped along the Northern Sea Route to India.
November 01, 2019

Second shipment of fish via Arctic sea route cancelled

Sailing fish from the Far East via the Northern Sea Route to St. Petersburg on board the nuclear-powered container vessel «Sevmorput» turned out to be less profitable than expected.
October 30, 2019

Igor Sechin looks to India for funding of grand Arctic oil project

Russian state oil company Rosneft invites Indian companies to invest in the far northern Vankor area and the construction of a pipeline to the Arctic coast.
October 28, 2019

Big brag about Novatek’s grand Arctic projects, but zero comments for the press

A company top leader speaks warmly about international energy cooperation in the Arctic, but keeps journalists in the cold.
October 24, 2019

Russia considers banning foreign companies from renewable energy projects

The production of clean energy could become even more expensive if Russia blocks foreign companies from leading green infrastructure projects, experts warn.
October 17, 2019

Millions of tons of Arctic LNG soon heading towards Murmansk

A ship-to-ship reloading facility by the island of Kildin is getting ready to handle 300 meter long Arctic shuttle tankers.
October 16, 2019

A first shipment of fertilizers is on its way across the Northern Sea Route

The Arctic route opens new opportunities for our deliveries to Asia, says company Acron.
October 08, 2019

Shipping on Northern Sea Route up 40%

Goods volumes are expected to reach 29 million tons in course of 2019, says leader of Russia’s Northern Sea Route Administration.
October 04, 2019

U.S sanctions against Chinese shipper reverberate on Russian Arctic coast

Washington’s blacklisting of COSCO includes potentially devastating consequences for Russian LNG exports from the Arctic.
October 01, 2019

China’s first Yamal LNG tanker is soon on its way to Murmansk

The «LNG Dubhe» is the first Chinese-built carrier made for the Russian Yamal LNG project. The shipyard in Shanghai has another 3 vessels in the line.
September 27, 2019

Natural gas terminal in Murmansk to be built with Japanese money

Companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strike deal with Novatek over a LNG reloading complex in the bay of Ura Guba.
September 26, 2019

Murmansk launches construction of Russia’s biggest wind power park

The turbines built near the windy coast of the Barents Sea will account for a major share of the green power produced by Russia over the next decade.
September 23, 2019

Big growth in Russian Arctic ports

More Arctic shipping means more load for regional seaports.
September 20, 2019

State oil company pushes for government support to Arctic giga-project

Rosneft leader Igor Sechin says he needs €36 billion in tax cuts for his projected oil pipeline to the Arctic Ocean. But Russia’s minister of finance says «njet».
September 18, 2019

World’s most efficient wind power plant doubles capacity

The Raggovidda wind park in Berlevåg, Arctic Norway, teams up with Luxembourgian investors and boosts green generation. Some of it will be used to produce hydrogen.
September 16, 2019

Putin wants deliveries of more Arctic gas to China

The president requests state natural gas company Gazprom to find the necessary resources in Yamal.
September 10, 2019

Here comes a nuclear-powered cargo ship loaded with seafood

Norway’s nuclear safety watchdog is informed about the voyage, but want to know more about Russia’s future plans for sailing commercial cargo with the reactor-powered «Sevmorput» container ship.
September 09, 2019

As floating nuclear power plant enters East Siberian Sea, emergency services in Pevek make a last check

Final preparations in the remote Arctic town that will host the floating nuclear installation.
September 06, 2019

New Arctic partnership announces construction of 17 icebreaking LNG tankers

A joint venture set up by Novatek and Sovcomflot will develop and run a powerful new fleet of Arctic carriers.
September 05, 2019

India looks towards Russian Arctic

Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s visit to the Russian far east this week included focus on Arctic LNG, the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic Council.
September 04, 2019

Powered by LNG, tanker sails across Russian Arctic route to China

It is the first shipment of the kind, shipowner Sovcomflot says.
September 03, 2019

Moscow wants to know more about oil potential at Svalbard, re-examines drill samples from 1975

Almost 50 years after Soviet oilmen drilled in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago, the Russian government commissions a new analysis of the well samples.
September 02, 2019

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