Ten years after the delimitation of Norwegian-Russian Arctic waters and subsequent signing of energy partnerships, companies Rosneft and Lukoil are suspended from Norway's Oil and Gas Association
After 30 years with oil-hungry eyes on Russia's Arctic regions, the Norwegian oil major has decided to stop all new investments and start the process of exiting Russian joint ventures.
The successful shipment shows that year-round deliveries can be made on the Northern Sea Route, company Novatek argues after heavy loads carrier Audax completes six week voyage through thick sea-ice.
Geopolitical tensions scare investors at Moscow’s stock exchange Monday. Big businesses with most of their income from oil, gas and metals in the Russian north take a hard hit.
Despite polar dark and freezing cold, Rosneft sends thousands of tons of construction materials to its Vostok Oil project in the far northern Taymyr Peninsula.
A new underwater pipeline connection across the great Arctic bay opens for untapping of major natural gas resources in the Yamal Peninsula. Local groups fear it will lead to the destruction of vulnerable ecosystems and their traditional livelihoods.
After Finnish state-owned operator Cinia and Russian MegaFon earlier this year put on hold plans to lay telecom cable from Europe to Asia north of Siberia, new partners have teamed up looking for an option via Iceland, Greenland, Canada and Alaska to Japan.
A difficult logistics situation on the Northern Sea Route has stirred anger and despair among shippers. Nevertheless, a convoy escorted by powerful icebreaker Arktika this week set out with course for Pevek.
Few days after several ships were rescued out of the sea-ice, nuclear icebreaker Yamal prepares for escort of heavy loads carrier Pugnax across the remote Arctic waters.
Russian oil company Gazprom Neft is exploring the resources of the far northern Gydan Peninsula. The goal is to open the world's northernmost mainland oil province.
The 15 ships that for the last two weeks have been ice-locked in Russian Arctic waters see release coming as a second icebreaker makes its way into the East Siberian Sea.