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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker
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Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 25 (Reuters) – Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its

May 26, 2019
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
tankers at anchor
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Russia Dirty Oil Crisis Drags On as Port Loads Tainted Cargo

By Sherry Su and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Russia’s efforts to resolve an unprecedented oil-contamination crisis suffered a setback as the

May 15, 2019
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Friday, April 26, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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The Giant Soviet Pipeline System That’s Full of Tainted Crude

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s giant Soviet-era oil pipeline is a vital piece of Europe’s energy infrastructure, carrying crude to

April 26, 2019
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HMS Defender escorts russian envoy
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British Warship Shadows Russian Naval Task Force in English Channel

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – A British destroyer is shadowing a Russian naval task group as it passes the English coast, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

March 6, 2019
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
seagrand russian cargo ship bridge
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New Video Shows Russian Cargo Ship’s Busan Mayhem

Some new footage published by Korean media today gives us new  look at the mayhem that went down last week in Busan as a Russian cargo ship hit moored

March 5, 2019
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Christophe de margerie
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Russia Eyes Island Storage for Arctic LNG Amid China Demand Boom

By Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) — Russia’s Novatek PJSC is looking at storing liquefied natural gas produced in the Arctic on Japan’s

January 17, 2019
Total Views: 43

Friday, December 28, 2018
blue lng carrier at sea
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Amid Export Boom, U.S. Still Imports Natural Gas from Russia

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The U.S. may be exporting natural gas at a record clip, but that hasn’t stopped it from accepting imports of the

December 28, 2018
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
sea of azov port
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Caught in Russia-Ukraine Storm: A Cargo Ship and Tonnes of Grain

By Polina Ivanova BERDYANSK, Ukraine, Dec 5 (Reuters) – When the Island Bay cargo ship arrived from Beirut at the Kerch Strait, gateway to the Azov

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 134

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
sea of Azov grain port
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Ukraine Resumes Grain Shipments from Sea of Azov

KIEV, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it had resumed grain shipments from the Azov Sea, blocked for around 10 days after a military standoff

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 97

Friday, November 30, 2018
Yamal LNG ship-to-ship transfer
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U.S. Slams Russia’s Yamal LNG Transfers in Norwegian Waters

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Allowing ship-to-ship transfers in Norwegian waters from Yamal in Arctic Russia, one of the

November 30, 2018
Total Views: 61

Thursday, November 29, 2018
ukrainian naval ships seized
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Ukrainian Leader Says Putin Wants His Whole Country, Asks for NATO Help

By Thomas Escritt and Andrew Osborn BERLIN/MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin on

November 29, 2018
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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LNG Carrier ‘Grand Elena’ Holed After Bumping Dock in Russia

An LNG carrier laden with 145 cubic meters of gas struck a dock at the Sakhalin Energy project on the far eastern end of Russia on Tuesday, causing damage

November 28, 2018
Total Views: 129

Tuesday, November 27, 2018
bulk ship in egypt
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Chokepoint Blockade Exposes Supply Risk for Black Sea Grain

By Alfred Cang and Anatoly Medetsky (Bloomberg) — While grain markets may yet shrug off Russia’s blockade of a shipping chokepoint in the Black Sea

November 27, 2018
Total Views: 72

yamal lng sts transfer
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Russia’s Yamal LNG Set for 160 Ship-to-Ship Transfers in Norway by Mid-2019

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Yamal, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Arctic

November 27, 2018
Total Views: 169

Monday, November 26, 2018
Yamal LNG ship-to-ship transfer
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Icebreaking LNG Carrier Completes First Ship-to-Ship Transfer of Yamal LNG

The LNG carrier Pskov has completed the first ship-to-ship transfer of liquified natural gas produced at the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic, Russian

November 26, 2018
Total Views: 115

Seized Ukrainian ships
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Russia Ignores Western Calls to Free Captured Ukrainian Ships

By Andrew Osborn and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Russia on Monday ignored Western calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships

November 26, 2018
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
russia blocks sea of Azov
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Russia Blocks Ukrainian Navy from Entering Sea of Azov

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Russia stopped three Ukrainian navy vessels from entering the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait on Sunday by

November 25, 2018
Total Views: 52

Monday, November 19, 2018
turkstream opening ceremony
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Russia’s Gazprom Says Offshore Part of TurkStream is Complete

ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Construction of the offshore part of the TurkStream pipeline that will carry Russian gas across the Black Sea to Turkey has

November 19, 2018
Total Views: 39

Monday, November 12, 2018
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
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Eighth Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier Heads to Yamal to Load Gas

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – A new ice-breaking tanker capable of navigating the Arctic on its own is set to load its first

November 12, 2018
Total Views: 127

Monday, October 29, 2018
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Russian Oil Set to Lose Billions from IMO 2020 Ship-Fuel Rules

By Dina Khrennikova and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Russia is set to suffer the biggest revenue losses from rules mandating cleaner marine

October 29, 2018
Total Views: 86