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Government approves €1 billion natural gas terminal on Kola coast

It will serve Russia’s new Arctic LNG projects and might be located next door to a nuclear submarine base.
May 01, 2019

Lapland authorities plan zones for controversial rail line

The Regional Council of Lapland decided on Monday to include a controversial rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes, Norway in an updated regional land use plan.
April 30, 2019

Activists advanced on Arctic oil rig

Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig «West Hercules» as it was being made ready for the drilling of one of the northernmost ever wells.
April 29, 2019

Reactors at floating power plant tested to 100% capacity

«Akademik Lomonosov» will be towed from Murmansk to Russia’s Arctic port of Pevek this summer and connected to the grid in December.
April 24, 2019

On shores of Kola Bay, a breakthrough for Big Coal

In two years time, up to 18 million tons of coal will be shipped out from the new Lavna terminal near Murmansk.
April 24, 2019

An Arctic fight is raging between Russia’s two biggest oil companies

State oil producer Rosneft is challenging private company Lukoil’s control over the Varandey terminal.
April 16, 2019

Russian natural gas company says it will abandon Norway

As an Arctic storm rages along Barents Sea coast, company Novatek signals that it will move its large-scale reloading of LNG away from Norwegian waters.
April 15, 2019

Minister says controversial copper mine needed for the green shift

Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that we shouldn’t allow for mining, argues Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen
April 14, 2019

Russian Arctic developers present a new dazzling target for Northern Sea Route

Shipping on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 92,6 million tons in year 2024, leader of nuclear power company Rosatom says. That is an increase of more than 450 percent in six years.
April 10, 2019

Putin’s biggest oil company promises 100 million tons on Arctic route

We will build an Arctic cluster that will help boost shipments on the Northern Sea Route, leader of Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft makes clear to the President.
April 03, 2019

Liquified natural gas might fuel Russian Arctic towns

Local authorities along the Northern Sea Route are starting to plan for deliveries of a new energy source.
April 03, 2019

Norway’s new Arctic wells are dry

A string of wells have been drilled along the country’s maritime border to Russia. But none of them meet expectations.
April 02, 2019

FSB: Norwegian trawler did illegal fishing

The «Arctic Swan» violated catch regulations in Russian waters, the country's security service says.
April 02, 2019

Nuclear-powered container ship unloads 29,000 tons of cargo on frozen Arctic shore

It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal.
March 27, 2019

Finnish nuclear safety investigator suspected of conflict of interest

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has suspended a detective suspected of official misconduct. He was detained on Monday and his premises searched.
March 26, 2019

On Nenets tundra starts building of Gazprom’s new giant field

A convoy of 30 trucks, bulldozers and excavators is on its way to the development site of the Kharasavey natural gas field. About 20 percent of the field resources are located offshore in the Kara Sea.
March 21, 2019

Can Finland’s forests withstand Chinese-driven growth?

There are currently five major forestry-related projects underway in Finland driven, at least in part, by Chinese investment.
March 21, 2019

Iron miners set for a restart in Kirkenes

The Sydvaranger mine gets a long awaited permission for renewed mining along Norway’s border to Russia.
March 19, 2019

Oulu paper mill plans to cut 400 jobs

Preferring internett resources, people reads less printed glossy magazines. Consequently, Stora Enso plans to convert the paper mill in Oulu into packaging board production.
March 18, 2019

No halt in Norway’s hunger for Arctic oil

Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea
March 15, 2019

Nuclear safety expert says it's time to consider moving risky icebreaker operations out of Murmansk

Rosatomflot’s service base is not sized for all the planned new nuclear-powered icebreakers, says Andrey Zolotkov, who previously worked as engineer onboard one of the service vessels storing spent nuclear fuel.
March 13, 2019

Biggest ship ever makes its way up the river to Arkhangelsk

The 260 meter long nuclear-powered «Sevmorput» makes a historic voyage through the shallow and icy waters of the Northern Dvina.
March 12, 2019

Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand

New powerful icebreakers are under construction, but to meet demand the current fleet of nuclear icebreakers in Murmansk will have to sail 5-10 years longer than originally planned.
March 12, 2019

Billions in tax cuts for Novatek’s new plant in Murmansk

The regional treasury is strapped of cash, but natural gas company Novatek still gets almost 12 billion rubles of tax breaks for its Belokamenka project.
March 12, 2019

Norway’s giant Oil Fund takes first step out of petroleum

It is about lowering the risks, says Finance Minister Siv Jensen. But the decision to kick out oil exploration and production companies from the country’s pension fund could be seen as a first move towards a bigger exit from the energy sector.
March 08, 2019

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