The Arkhangelsk Arctic Forum came to a close at the beginning of August. Russian regions and central administrations are trying to attract foreign investors to develop the Northern Sea Route. Experts, however, are more critical.
Three key Arctic policy areas of South Korea’s have been affected by Russia’s strengthened relationship with North Korea.
Polar regions are experiencing a hype not seen since the days of early polar exploration. This interest applies particularly to economic development and jobs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. On the one hand, everyone directly or indirectly connected to polar regions needs a workforce. On the other hand, those who live in or near […]
Novatek has significantly reduced the production of liquefied natural gas at its Arctic LNG 2 project. The reason for this decision is a lack of storage facilities and ships.
On a trip to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the European Commission’s highest representative puts the Arctic back on the political agenda.
The facility located on the Gydan Peninsula represents Novatek’s second major project and is crucial to Russia’s goal of increasing its LNG production to 100 million tons.
Despite a series of sanctions, the Arctic LNG 2 project has seen the light of day with its first production train operational. However, its performance has fallen short of the original target.
Oil exploration in the Barents Sea continues, with Norway issuing eight new licenses. While Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth win a legal battle against the state.
Norway has just opened its seabed to mining over an area stretching from Svalbard to Jan Mayen Island.
Mitsui has decided to withdraw its employees from the Russian Arctic LNG-2 project, according to the Japanese newspaper Sankei.
A foundation to fund research projects of excellence in the cryosphere will be launched this evening in Paris in the hope of saving the poles.
Arctic communities are growing and need energy. Decarbonized energy is attracting the interest of political decision-makers and certain investors and companies. These topics dominated the energy debates at the Arctic Circle Assembly.
The end of coal: Just over 24 hours ago, an era came to a close in Longyearbyen. For decades, the power plant supplied electricity and heat produced with Svalbard’s own coal.
Due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Russia has increased its focus on deliveries to Asian customers using ships without ice class more frequently.
More than 300 solar panels will supply power to a former radio station in Svalbard. A full-scale test as Svalbard implements its energy transition.
A report has just established that the main mines of critical raw materials, essential to EU countries, are in Greenland.
An agreement allowing the Inuvialuit to administer the offshore oil and gas resources of their territories has just been signed.
In the 1970s, the geographer Bent Hasholt wanted to conduct research that mattered to society – so he started calculating rainfall in his free time.
Design studio “Malakhit” is working on a project for an Arctic subaquatic energy module (SEM) to delivery energy to isolated places along the Arctic coastline
Svalbard is facing changes on multiple scales. An ethnological study analyzing this process, and the issues that come with it, has just been published.
A burst oil pipeline in the Yuzhno-Oshskoye field caused up to 1,000 cubic meters of oil to spill into the Kolva River. The cleanup operation is proving to be challenging.
Novatek has turned to a Chinese supplier of turbines for gas liquefaction to replace their US-based supplier who broke off ties last year
The lightest element appears to have a big future in the region’s heavy industry
The Kremlin says it plans reduce coal production to the minimum required to keep Svalbard supplied by 2032, cutting away two-thirds of its annual output
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