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Jan Helge Skogen, President of Statoil Russia

Statoil courts Rosneft

2012-01-27
OSLO: The Norwegian oil major is eager to join the development of huge offshore fields in Russia´s Arctic. But first it wants tax breaks from Moscow.
The LNG-plant on Melkøya outside Hammerfest in Northern Norway.

Increases Snøhvit gas estimates

2012-01-27
Statoil says the reserve is now believed to contain additional 20 million cubic meters.
Skiing in Norwegian mountains.

Moscow tourists want Norwegian adventure

2012-01-26
Visa boom to Norway as northern-Norway, the fjords and Oslo allures Russians.
Murmansk coal harbor

Going for coal

2012-01-26
Russia will boost its coal production with 30 percent. A significant share will be taken from Arctic mines.
Yelena Kudryashova is Rector at the Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk.

Governor candidates ready in Arkhangelsk

2012-01-25
Yelena Kudryashova is one of three persons United Russia suggests to be considered by President Medvedev for the post as Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
sasha 2

Sasha’s future in jeopardy as tundra melts

2012-01-25
Life is heating up for Nenets boy Sasha on the tundra in the far north of the Barents Region. A dramatic report from Moscow says Russia heats up twice global average.
Titovka

FSB prepares for visa freedom

2012-01-25
Border guard service of FSB shrinks the formal border zone so towns like Nikel and Zapolyarny can freely be visited. The checkpoint at Titovka is gone and the area is ready become Russia’s first zone for visa free travel with a Schengen-country.
50 Years of Victory - long version

Nuclear giant sails Scandinavia

2012-01-24
The world’s largest nuclear powered icebreaker sails few nautical miles outside the coast en route from Murmansk to the Bay of Finland. Norwegian authorities are on alert. BarentsObserver tracks the “50 Years of Victory” on the map.
When Norwegian and Russian border guards meet, rituals are part of the routine.

Border ritual becomes art

2012-01-24
The daily ritual of opening and closing the border between Russian and Norway will become art during the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes.
Dmitry Dmitriyenko has been Governor of Murmansk since 2009.

Rumors say Murmansk governor is out

2012-01-24
Murmansk Governor Dmity Dmitriyenko has already resigned and left the region, Russian media writes. New head of Russia’s north-westernmost region could be the current head of the October Railway.
 
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller.

Shtokman LNG to substitute nuclear in Japan

2012-01-23
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller eyes hungry buyers for Barents gas in world’s largest market.
Rosneft in the Arctic

Rosneft secures licenses in Barents Sea

2012-01-20
The Russian state-owned oil major pays €27,7 million for control over prospective licenses in the Barents Sea.
The Russian tricolor

Russia boosts foreign trade

2012-01-20
The Russian year-on-year trade with foreign partners grows more than 30 percent.
B3

Russia sets up yet another border checkpoint

2012-01-18
Norway and Russia are introducing visa-free travel in the border zone to ease contact between neighbors. FSB border guard on the other side has set up yet another checkpoint on the road, making European record on passport control between two countries. There are now four checkpoints in 30 kilometers.
Map: kystverket.no

Gas pipeline from Barents Sea in 2020

2012-01-17
In order to keep its position as a stable supplier of gas to Europe, Norway has to develop its infrastructure. A gas pipeline from the Barents Sea can be the solution, Norwegian gas infrastructure agency Gassco says in a recent study.

Nuclear icebreaker turns south

2012-01-28
”50 Years of Victory” crossed the Arctic Circle Sunday morning and sai...

Testing out LNG on Northern Sea Route

2012-01-27
In the very near future we will conduct test sailing with LNG on the N...

Youth innovates Arctic in Arkhangelsk

200 young and creative entrepreneurs from all over the Barents region ...

Longyearbyen heats up

2012-01-27
Plus 1 degree celsius in Longyearbyen on Friday as the strange winter ...

Sir Elton John to Tromsø

2012-01-26
Sir Elton John will play a concert in the Arctic town of Tromsø in the...

Russia falls on Press Freedom Index

2012-01-26
Reporters Without Borders’ latest index downgrades Russia to 142nd pla...

Free access to research documents on the High North

2012-01-26
The University Library of Tromsø is launching a new service that servi...

Russia scraps three nuclear icebreakers

2012-01-26
By 2020 the nuclear icebreakers “Arktika”, “Sibir” and “Rossiya” will ...

Minister: “Lapland becomes Northern Congo”

2012-01-26
Foreign mining companies dig ore and leaves minimal benefits to Laplan...

It’s on the radio

2012-01-26
”Europe Plus” is the most popular radio station in Murmansk. Every six...

Lapland unemployment heats up presidential race

2012-01-26
Two candidates ready for second round of Finland’s presidential electi...

Murmansk governor still in power

2012-01-26
Dmitry Dmitriyenko today opened a meeting in the regional government, ...

Lukoil invests $1.3 billion in Titov and Trebs

2012-01-26
The development of two of the biggest remaining fields in the Timan-Pe...

Emma and Emil most popular

2012-01-25
See the list of most popular names in Norway in 2011.

0,3 percent visa-rejections

2012-01-25
Nearly everyone that applies in Murmansk get visa to Norway.

Norway freezes out China from Arctic

2012-01-25
Beijing’s “not-talking” relation with Oslo following the 2010 Nobel Pe...

Europe’s largest aircraft contract ever

2012-01-25
The airline company Norwegian has signed an agreement on buying 222 ne...

Wants Saami names on Arctic oil fields

2012-01-25
Future oil and gas fields in the High North should get Saami names the...

Russia wants seaplanes in border control

2012-01-25
FSB’s border guard service plans to use seaplanes in monitoring of Rus...

Norwegians love oil

2012-01-24
Nine out of ten Norwegians say they have a positive attitude towards t...

Brand new attack submarine not ready for service

2012-01-24
Russia’s first Graney-class submarine should have been on duty now, bu...

Governors elections reveal split between Medvedev, Putin

2012-01-24
Prime Minister Putin brings unclarity about President Medvedev´s decis...

Det norske enters Barents

2012-01-24
Second Norwegian oil company to obtain operatorship in Europe’s new oi...

Rushes for Barents oil data

2012-01-24
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate signs €22 million contract for acquiri...

New conscripts ready for service in navy

2012-01-23
Once a year the 200 conscripts aboard the Northern Fleet’s flagship “P...

Two prizes for Russian film at TIFF

2012-01-23
The film Elena won both the main prize and the film critic award at Tr...

Lukoil opens office in Norway

2012-01-20
The first Russian oil company pre-qualified for operations on the Norw...

New Kolarctic call

2012-01-20
The ENPI Kolarctic Programme, which supports cross-border projects bet...

Northern Norway attracts Big Oil

2012-01-19
Several big oil service companies are ready to open offices along the ...

Denmark appoints Arctic ambassador

2012-01-17
Denmark has appointed its first permanent Arctic ambassador whose prim...