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Monday, March 4, 2013
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ExxonMobil Beats BP to the Arctic, Again

By Melissa Akin MOSCOW (Reuters) – BP, which lost its first deal to drill for oil in Russia’s Arctic to ExxonMobil, tried to negotiate a new deal

March 4, 2013
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Big Oil and The Draw of The Arctic
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Big Oil and The Draw of The Arctic

By Yereth Rosen and Gwladys Fouche ANCHORAGE/OSLO, Feb 12 (Reuters) – It may not be this year, but Royal Dutch/Shell and other oil companies will be back

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 19

Monday, February 4, 2013
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Environmentalists Say Arctic Nations’ Oil Spill Plans are Too Vague and Little Practical Value

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Plans by Arctic nations to start cooperating over oil spills are vague and fail to

February 4, 2013
Total Views: 24

Friday, January 25, 2013
Alaska Lt. Governor Pushes for Safety in the World’s “New Ocean”
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Alaska Lt. Governor Pushes for Safety in the World’s “New Ocean”

Tromsø, Norway – The world is responding to the opportunities of a “new ocean” as Arctic sea ice changes and global shipping increases the

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 43

Monday, December 17, 2012
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International Chamber of Shipping Addresses Key Issues on Arctic Shipping

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has issued a new position paper on Arctic shipping. As the

December 17, 2012
Total Views: 33

Monday, September 24, 2012
Philippe Berterottière GTT President Mikhail Ayvazov
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Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and GTT Sign Cooperation Agreement on Arctic LNG

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and French marine engineering firm Gas Transport & Technigaz (GTT), announced that they have entered into a

September 24, 2012
Total Views: 63

Thursday, September 20, 2012
British Lawmakers Seek Arctic Drilling Moratorium
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British Lawmakers Seek Arctic Drilling Moratorium

With Royal Dutch Shell and Cairn Energy’s failed attempts at finding recoverable oil and gas in the arctic this year, along with a record breaking ice

September 20, 2012
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Holy Climate Change! Arctic Sea Ice Melt Shatters Records
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Holy Climate Change! Arctic Sea Ice Melt Shatters Records

Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum extent for the 2012 melt season at a mere 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles),

September 19, 2012
Total Views: 28

Thursday, August 30, 2012
Arctic Sea Ice Melts Past Record Low
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Arctic Sea Ice Melts Past Record Low

(Bloomberg) — The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover has shrunk to the smallest size ever observed in the three decades NASA has monitored it, according

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Arctech said Wednesday that it plans to deliver the harsh-environment offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering four months ahead of schedule at the request of

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Engineering News

Russia Asks for Badass Arctic Supply Boats, Helsinki Shipyard Delivers

The hull assembly of arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was started at the Keel Laying Ceremony at Helsinki Shipyard 3 July 2012. The ship is the sister vessel of

July 3, 2012
Total Views: 94

Thursday, June 28, 2012
Ship Photo of The Day – Shell’s Arctic Rigs Leave Seattle Shipyard
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Ship Photo of The Day – Shell’s Arctic Rigs Leave Seattle Shipyard

As gCaptain report yesterday, Shell’s Kulluk and Noble Discoverer rigs set sail for the Arctic on Wednesday from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle

June 28, 2012
Total Views: 15

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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After Recent Big Discoveries, Norway Looks to Award Offshore Exploration Licenses in Arctic Oil Patch

TRONDHEIM, Norway–Norway Tuesday pushed ahead with plans to award oil and gas drilling licenses mainly in the vital Arctic area, in a bid to open up new

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 15

Friday, June 8, 2012
Scientists Discover Huge Phytoplankton Bloom in Ice Covered Waters
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Scientists Discover Huge Phytoplankton Bloom in Ice Covered Waters

A team of researchers, including scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), discovered a massive bloom of phytoplankton beneath ice-covered

June 8, 2012
Total Views: 35

Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Statoil and Rosneft Sign Russian Arctic Agreement Worth as Much as Facebook IPO

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Norway’s Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) signed Saturday a potential $100 billion cooperation agreement with Russian state oil company

May 6, 2012
Total Views: 37

Sunday, April 29, 2012
DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition
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DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition

The Arctic has large oil and gas resources and operations in this sensitive and harsh area will require efficient oil-spill preparedness solutions. “The

April 29, 2012
Total Views: 16

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
STI Heritage scorpio tanker north sea route
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Russian Northern Sea Route Critical to Development of Yamal Megaproject [REPORT]

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Russian independent natural gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) shipped nine cargos or more than 600,000 metric tons of stable gas

March 7, 2012
Total Views: 55

Thursday, March 1, 2012
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Shell Sues the Sierra Club, and a Dozen Others Who Oppose Their Arctic Drilling Ambitions

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN, RDSB.LN, RDSB) is suing in federal court more than a dozen environmental organizations that are

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 79

Russian Prime Minister In Favor of Opening Arctic O&G Exploration to Non-State Owned Energy Companies
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Russian Prime Minister In Favor of Opening Arctic O&G Exploration to Non-State Owned Energy Companies

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, strong favorite to win the presidential election on Sunday, said Wednesday Russia should allow

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ship Ice Breaking In The Arctic Circle
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Breaking The Ice – The Art & Science Of Arctic Icebreaking

As the world tracked the historic journey of Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian-flagged tanker Renda through approximately 300 miles of ice-covered

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 157
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