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First piece of Russian-made high-tech installed on Arctic shelf

The new production well launched in the Prirazlomnaya project is run by an electronic submersible pump delivered by a Russian manufacturer.

January 24, 2017

Moscow approves Arctic seismic deal with Norway

It will promote cooperation in the field geological exploration, says Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

January 23, 2017

Pole position for Russian Arctic ships

New legislation strengthens the position of Russian-registered vessels in shipping along the Northern Sea Route.

January 20, 2017

Barents Sea oil champions get more licenses

Companies Statoil, Eni and Lundin might add resources to recent discoveries in the area.

January 19, 2017

More Arctic gas for Europe as Russia opens new pipeline

Gazprom’s new Bovanenkovo-Ukhta 2 pipeline will boost daily deliveries from the Yamal Peninsula to 264 million cubic meters.

January 18, 2017

Russian Arctic ports have best year ever

Militarization and big industrial development take regional ports to a new height.

January 16, 2017

Historic Sámi agreement starts long way towards ratification

Indigenous communities in Finland rejoice as years of negotiations lead to agreement over the Nordic Sami Convention. But critics remain abundant.

January 16, 2017

Petroleum watchdog concerned about Eni’s Goliat platform

«Eni has revealed a limited ability to implement existing plans,» Petroleum Safety Authority Norway writes in a notice of order.

January 13, 2017

Big investments will create 7,000 new jobs, Murmansk governor tells Putin

More than 3,000 of them are connected with Novatek’s and Rosneft’s plans in the region, Marina Kovtun highlighted in today’s meeting with the President.

January 12, 2017

Company boosts control over Murmansk coal exports

Russia’s biggest coal exporter SUEK increases its ownership stake in the Murmansk Commercial Sea Port to 75%.

January 12, 2017

Multi billion dollar shipments to Russia’s new Arctic port

A total of 120 ships delivered foreign goods worth $5.2 billion to Sabetta last year.

January 10, 2017

Record-beating Arctic convoy almost stuck in ice

A second icebreaker had to come to assistance as two vessels loaded with ten thousand tons of goods were making their way from Arkhangelsk to Pevek.

January 09, 2017

Eni’s Arctic platform Goliat halts production

It is the 5th production stop in less than a year.

January 04, 2017

Statoil eyes an Arctic «elephant» near border to Russia

The Korpfjell license could hide the biggest discovery ever made on the Norwegian shelf. Drilling will start this year.

January 04, 2017

Potanin mulls closure of smelter in Nikel

The polluting plant on the border to Norway and Finland could be closed as part of a $14 billion development plan announced by Norilsk Nikel.

January 03, 2017

First Russian vessel gets Polar Ship Certificate

Sovcomflot’s brand new oil tanker «Shturman Albanov» gets the Arctic shipping license required by the Polar Code.

January 03, 2017

Offshore Arctic platform Prirazlomnaya to close down 3 months

But the installation will still increase production in 2017, Gazprom Neft leader Aleksandr Dyukov says.

January 02, 2017

New resources on Russia’s Arctic map

Russian state geological exploration company Rosgeologia wins a string of tenders on seismic mapping in Arctic waters. First in the line is the Fersmanovsky area in the Barents Sea.

December 22, 2016

Lamps on nuclear icebreaker caught fire

The blaze on board the «Yamal» was extinguished after only few minutes, shipowner Rosatomflot says.

December 21, 2016

Government gives thumbs up for mining company, will be allowed to dump wastes in Arctic fjord

Amid big protests from environmentalists and the Sami Parliament.

December 20, 2016

Murmansk economy prepares for growth

The Russian Arctic region cuts spending, and for the first time in years adopts a budget without a deficit.

December 19, 2016

Government says new monster icebreaker will become reality

It can break through five meter thick ice and escort large-size tankers through Arctic waters.

December 16, 2016

Gazprom, OMV reach agreement over Norwegian assets

Resources in the Barents Sea are part of the deal.

December 14, 2016

These are Rex Tillerson’s assets in Arctic Russia

Stakes in licenses covering more than 700,000 square kilometers of Arctic waters, multi-billion dollar investments and a comprehensive cooperation agreement with state company Rosneft.

December 13, 2016

Vicinity to Norway is an advantage for Murmansk entrepreneurs

«We have to develop visions,» says IT-programmer Dennis Kreminsky and shares advises to startup businesses.