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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Greenpeace Activists to Be Prosecuted, Could Face 15 Years in Russian Prison
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Greenpeace Activists to Be Prosecuted, Could Face 15 Years in Russian Prison

Environmental activists who conducted a protest at a Russian Arctic offshore oil platform last week will be prosecuted and could face piracy charges that are

September 24, 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
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Armed Russian Security Team Fast-Ropes on to Greenpeace Ship

UPDATE: 10:50 EST – An armed Russian security team has just fast-roped on to the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise and “are breaking into our comms

September 19, 2013
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Shots Fired in the Arctic, Greenpeace Activists Held by Russian Security
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Shots Fired in the Arctic, Greenpeace Activists Held by Russian Security

“Imagine you’re that activist. For a moment, in the middle of the chaos of protesting in the frigid Arctic ocean, you lock eyes with a Russian

September 18, 2013
Total Views: 66

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Russian Icebreaker to Take Olympic Torch to North Pole
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Russian Icebreaker to Take Olympic Torch to North Pole

An Olympic organizing committee in Russia unveiled plans today to take the Olympic torch relay to the North Pole ahead of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in

September 12, 2013
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Dunkirk, Zeebrugge Ports On Yamal LNG Shortlist For Ice-Class Transfer

The ports of Dunkirk in northern France and Zeebrugge in Belgium have been shortlisted by Russia's Yamal LNG project in a tender to find a transshipment

September 12, 2013
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic
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Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic

Greenpeace accused Russia on Monday of trying to block its protest against offshore drilling in the mineral-rich but ecologically fragile Arctic after Russian

August 26, 2013
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Russian Hovercraft Parks On Crowded Beach [VIDEO]
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Russian Hovercraft Parks On Crowded Beach [VIDEO]

Beachgoers in Russia got a little more than they bargained for when a massive military hovercraft made an unexpected landing on a crowded beach. Only in

August 21, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
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Novatek Jumps Most in Five Weeks on LNG Export Plan

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — OAO Novatek, Russia’s second-biggest natural-gas producer, rose the most in five weeks in Moscow trading after earnings beat

August 9, 2013
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished
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Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished

(Note: Click HERE to visit our forum for the full discussion of this article) UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 312

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Russia Boosts Mediterranean Naval Presence

(Reuters) Russia has deployed a naval unit to the Mediterranean Sea, it said on Thursday, a move President Vladimir Putin said was to defend Russian security

June 7, 2013
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Russia Arctic LNG Plant To Ship To Europe, UK In Winter

By Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – The partners in Russia’s Yamal liquefied natural gas project are in talks to ship cargoes to

April 11, 2013
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Monday, February 11, 2013
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OAO Novatek May Need 16 Arctic LNG Carriers to Support Yamal Project

(Bloomberg) — OAO Novatek, Russia’s largest non- state gas producer, may require $5.6 billion worth of liquefied natural gas tankers to transport

February 11, 2013
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Gazprom Pushes Back Against Allowing Private Industry to Develop Russian Arctic Shelf

MOSCOW–The chief executive of Russia’s OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said the state-owned natural gas monopoly doesn’t want the government to allow

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Nigeria’s Navy Hands Over Russian Crew Busted With Guns to Police
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Nigeria’s Navy Hands Over Russian Crew Busted With Guns to Police

By Maram Mazen Nigeria’s navy said it handed over 15 Russian crew members to police for questioning after their ship was found to be carrying weapons

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Owner of Missing Cargo Ship with 700 Tons of Gold Ore Arrested
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Owner of Missing Cargo Ship with 700 Tons of Gold Ore Arrested

The owner of a Russian cargo ship that went missing last week with 9 crew members and 700 tons of gold ore in the Sea of Okhotsk has been

November 6, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Russian Freighter Carrying Gold Ore Goes Missing in Storm

Russian Freighter Carrying Gold Ore Goes Missing in Storm

A Russian cargo ship with a nine-man crew and carrying 700 tons of gold ore has gone missing off of Russia’s Pacific coast. The Russian-flagged vessel,

October 30, 2012
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
BP Bows to the Inevitable in Russia
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BP Bows to the Inevitable in Russia

Game, set and match to Rosneft. The state-owned Russian oil giant  (ROSN.RS) is poised to secure 100% of TNK-BP (TNBP.RS), the oil company now jointly

October 17, 2012
Total Views: 6

Monday, October 15, 2012
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Russia Considers Arctic Salvage of Nuclear Submarines

While the world debates the practice of scrapping toxic ships on the beaches of 3rd world nations, some environmentalists point to a much larger

October 15, 2012
Total Views: 186

Monday, September 10, 2012
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APM Terminals Makes Strategic Move into Russian Ports Sector

MOSCOW–APM Terminals, the port-operating arm of Danish industrial group A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), said Monday that it has acquired a stake

September 10, 2012
Total Views: 16

Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Greenpeace Writes to Russian President, Expresses Concerns About Arctic Drilling [LETTER]

Dear Mr. President, I write these lines to you on board the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, as we leave the Russian economic zone waters north of the Kola

August 30, 2012
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