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Monday, August 12, 2013
IMO Secretary-General to Transit Northern Sea Route on Fact-Finding Mission
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IMO Secretary-General to Transit Northern Sea Route on Fact-Finding Mission

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu is preparing to depart on a 5-day fact-finding mission through the arctic that could potentially influence future

August 12, 2013
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Delft Students Develop Double-Ended, Dual-Fuel Arctic Supply Vessel Concept
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Delft Students Develop Double-Ended, Dual-Fuel Arctic Supply Vessel Concept

A group of students studying Marine Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have teamed up with Damen Shipyards and others on the

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 123

Friday, June 21, 2013
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ENI and Rosneft Declare Commitment to Sustainable Arctic Offshore Development

At the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum today, Rosneft and Eni signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and

June 21, 2013
Total Views: 30

Friday, May 31, 2013
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Energy Executives Tune Out The Call Of The Wild Arctic

By Balazs Koranyi NY-AALESUND, Norway, May 31 (Reuters) – The high Arctic, once the irresistible frontier for oil and gas exploration, is quickly losing

May 31, 2013
Total Views: 26

Monday, May 13, 2013
USCG Arctic Ice Patrol
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Experts Push for Improved Rescue Services in Arctic Regions

Arctic nations must urgently improve rescue services in the resource-rich region that is opening up fast to shipping, energy and mining companies, experts

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 42

Saturday, April 6, 2013
Arctic ice flow
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Report Calls For New US Arctic Ocean Strategy

Reuters – With the warming U.S. Arctic region poised for greater oil and mining development, the White House needs to develop a national strategy that

April 6, 2013
Total Views: 21

Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Arctic: An Emerging Maritime Frontier
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The Arctic: An Emerging Maritime Frontier

Note: Since 1965, the Sea-Air-Space Exposition has brought together the U.S. sea services, private-sector companies and key military decision makers for an

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 46

Friday, March 29, 2013
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WATCH: 1000 Kilometer Fracture Develops in Beaufort Sea Ice

By Adam Voiland, Science Writer at NASA Earth Observatory The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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DNV and Statoil Cooperate to Enhance Arctic Competence

OSLO – DNV and Statoil are today launching a competence programme that aims to enhance the two organisations’ knowledge about particular Arctic

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 15

Friday, March 8, 2013
Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014
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Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014

ConocoPhillips on Thursday revealed that it is moving ahead with plans to drill up to two exploratory wells in Alaska’s arctic waters in 2014 where rival

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 81

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
Total Views: 44

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: 29

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: 34

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: 59

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: 39

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: 81

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: 14

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: 34

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: 18

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: 35