Arctic

05.05.2012 20:26 7 comments Pricey ice: Russia, Norway sign megabuck Arctic agreement Statoil and Rosneft will spend about $60 bln to jointly explore and develop Russia’s Arctic shelf. This will allow another foreign company access to Russia’s oil and gas deposits, while domestic partners are still to be selected.		28.04.2012 12:56 Lukoil eyes Arctic deal with Rosneft Russian crude producer Lukoil is considering partnering with another major Russian oil company, Rosneft, to jointly develop Arctic reserves, following the deals with ENI and ExxonMobil.
25.04.2012 16:09 4 comments Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian arctic Italy's Eni and Russia’s leading oil producer Rosneft have completed a deal to search for oil and gas in the Russian Arctic. It’s the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week.		20.04.2012 22:08 5 comments Going North: Chinese PM in Iceland seeking influence in Arctic China's premier Wen Jiabao has arrived in Iceland at the beginning of his European tour. While China says it is mainly interested in geothermal energy technology, many think the country is eager to lay its hands on the Arctic’s wealth of resources.
18.04.2012 19:15 3 comments Russia invites oil majors to join exploration boom Following a request by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state-backed Rosneft has invited private oil companies to help develop Russia’s energy resources.		16.04.2012 13:57 7 comments Russia to set up Arctic frontier posts Russia plans to establish twenty new Arctic border posts to control its Northern frontier and the Northern Sea Route.
01.03.2012 15:35 3 comments Private companies may get slice of Arctic oil The Russian Government is considering opening the Arctic oil shelf to private Russian energy companies, PM Vladimir Putin has announced.		29.02.2012 23:16 1 comment Russians organize holiday celebrating cold Russia has launched a new eco-holiday to raise global warming awareness. Organizers hope the UN will recognize Cold Protection Day by 2016.
07.02.2012 19:03 43 comments Lake Vostok mystery: Alien life, global warming and Hitler's archive Scientists, environmentalists and even World War II historians have reacted with a mixture of excitement and concern to news that Russian geologists have drilled through to a huge subglacial lake in Antarctica, some 20 million years old. Antarctic lake mystery		11.01.2012 22:15 2 comments Russia finds legal way to dig further into Arctic shelf Russia may be the largest country in the world but some think it is still not big enough.
28.10.2011 23:18 5 comments Polarbeargate father must take polygraph test If you’re going to make claims that an environmental catastrophe is killing the lives of polar bears, you better pray to god that he has your back.		25.10.2011 16:31 8 comments Russia takes the lead in Arctic cold war Russia has all but approved an $8 billion plan to build the first-ever city with an artificial climate, as the country steps up to conquer the planet’s frozen wastes with its vast resources, and says the Moon and Mars will be next.
14.10.2011 14:02 2 comments Norwegian wok: Thai community thrives on ice-cold Spitsbergen Norwegian composure coupled with a dash of Thai hot temper are proving an ideal recipe for multi-ethnic co-existence in Spitsbergen – in stark contrast to the melting pot policies which have turned sour in other parts of the world.		27.09.2011 10:59 Barely bearable Arctic attraction Brutal, but beautiful: for citizens of the icy Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen, polar bears are a common sight. Despite the obvious dangers, they are also a huge draw for visitors.
22.09.2011 21:09 Russia to clean up in the Arctic The Russian prime minister says the country is ready for a major cleaning operation on its Arctic territories; getting its hands dirty to clear the way for big money, and placating both ecologists and economists at the same time.		21.09.2011 10:23 1 comment A transport tail – dogged resistance to cars Modern city dwellers are all too familiar with constant traffic jams and air pollution raising their stress levels and causing health problems. But one remote place in the Arctic has adopted a different approach to the concept of commuting.
17.09.2011 14:34 3 comments Soviet relic frozen in time If you are curious about life was like in the USSR, there is one place where the Soviet spirit is frozen in time. The town of Barensburg in the Arctic Circle is not even in Russia, but on a Norwegian archipelago by the name of Spitsbergen.		31.08.2011 15:25 1 comment Energy race turns up heat on Cold War in Arctic The Arctic’s untapped resource-rich seabed increasingly resembles an ice-cold battlefield where trans-national energy corporations vie for a bigger slice of future profits, creating covert alliances while maintaining an aggressive façade.
07.07.2011 19:17 Russia and Norway end historic dispute over Arctic border A 40-year-long Arctic border conflict between Russia and Norway is officially over.		07.07.2011 08:54 2 comments Striking gold in the cold Talks on who owns the territory surrounding the North Pole are coming to a point. Russia has brought the request for the UN to look at Arctic borders forward by two years, as four other countries eye up getting access to the Arctic's natural riches.

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