The salaries are 20 percent higher in the Republic of Komi than average in Russia.

A main gas pipeline in the Komi Republic last night exploded, leaving a 25 meter big pipe rupture.

The Pechoraneft oil company this year intends to increase its production in the Timan-Pechora province with more than six percent.

Where is the most diversified economy, the biggest growth and the most prosperous populations? And where do foreign investors place their money? Read more about the social-economic situation in Barents Russia in a new survey from BarentsObserver.

Prosecutors in the Komi Republic have issued a warning to regional oil major Lukoil-Komi after several serious spills in the region.

Gas giant Gazprom considers to ship gas condensate from the Bovanenkovo field in the Yamal Peninsula to processing facilities in the Komi Republic.

The governors of the Northwest Russian regions have issued statements with condolences with the people of Poland following Saturday’s tragic plane crash.

Regional leaders all over Northwest Russia have heightened the state of security on their respective territories following the terrorist attacks in Moscow and the North Caucasus.

The Komi Republic in 2009 experienced decline on most economic parameters. However, industrial production still did better than in practically all other Northwest Russian subjects, and the last months of the year showed several positive trends, the 2009 Barents Monitoring report shows.

Maria Iovleva (20) from Syktyvkar in the Komi Republic won gold and silver in the Vancouver Winter Paralympics ending this weekend.