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German oil and gas company has failed to find hydrocarbons in its Kvalross exploration well in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway.
February 24, 2016
The world’s only nuclear-powered container ship, the "Sevmorput", will this year conduct a two-way transit voyage across the Northern Sea Route.
February 23, 2016
By 2035 Russia will have produced 31-35 million tons of oil on the Arctic shelf, Deputy Minister of Energy Kirill Molodtsov says. This is less than earlier estimates. – A logical reduction, experts say.
February 23, 2016
The gas company intends to launch construction of offshore platforms in 2019, Governor Marina Kovtun says.
February 18, 2016
Europe’s biggest iron ore producer faces major cost cuts and possible staff reduction as 2015 accounts show a loss of €750 million.
February 17, 2016
Another 52 windmills are soon ready to be built in the deep forests of Norrbotten, the northern Swedish region.
February 17, 2016
Fearing terrorist attacks from organizations like Daesh (Islamic State), Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District Dmitry Kobylkin has ordered strengthened control at Sabetta port and airport.
February 17, 2016
More than three million tons of goods were handled at Sabetta in 2015. When in full swing, the port will have capacity for 30 million.
February 16, 2016
Russia’s Gazprom increased oil production at its Prirazlomnaya platform 2.5 times last year.
February 16, 2016
For the first time, we are rejected entry to Russian waters without getting an explanation, researchers from the Norwegian Marine Research Institute say.
February 15, 2016
Russia’s Rosneft plans to start exploration of three blocks in the waters between Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land.
February 15, 2016
Only 40,000 tons of cargo was transported transit through the Russian Arctic route in 2015. And 75 percent of that was delivered by a Chinese cargo carrier.
February 15, 2016
Kola Nuclear Power Plant’s reactor no 3 is licensed to work for another ten years, pushing the lifespan of the 35 years old reactor until 2026.
February 15, 2016
The nickel plants in the Kola Peninsula now process more ore than the ones in Norilsk.
February 12, 2016
€1 billion could be invested in unique plant that will produce 200,000 tons of biofuel made of Lapland forest.
February 10, 2016
€1 billion could be invested in unique plant that will produce 200,000 tons of biofuel made of Lapland forest.
February 10, 2016
Crude oil price took another nosedive this week, but no worry according to Director Kjell Giæver with Petro Arctic. Today, he presented Petro Foresight 2016, a study that sees a sharp increase in petroleum activities in the Barents- and Norwegian Seas.
February 10, 2016
The country’s foreign trade drops to its lowest level in ten years, investments plummet and foreigners flee the country.
February 10, 2016
Reactor No. 4 automatically disconnected from the grid Tuesday morning.
February 09, 2016
Russia’s Rosneft and Norway’s Statoil started testing of two production wells in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
February 08, 2016
Bribery might have inflicted major losses on us, the Russian company says as it sues its former Norwegian partner.
February 05, 2016
The combined shock of financial sanctions and low oil prices will make Russia lose $600 billion in the period 2014-2017, a Russian expert group says.
February 05, 2016
The reconstruction of a processing plant in the Kola Peninsula will boost company output capacity by up to 20 percent.
February 04, 2016
The country’s three leading Arctic oil producing regions are pumping as never before.
February 03, 2016
Clashes with neighboring Arkhangelsk over Northern Sea Route and logistics development.
February 01, 2016

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