Russia and Norway exchange seismic data
Norwegian and Russian petroleum authorities have agreed to exchange seismic data from the areas around the maritime boundary in the Barents Sea.
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On Alaska’s North Slope, exploration companies eye new oil prospects likely...
One oil explorer seeking its fortune in the source rocks for Prudhoe Bay is moving ahead with plans to drill a test well this...
Alaska Governor nominates US Arctic waters for offshore oil and gas...
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has nominated the two seas covering the Arctic Ocean’s U.S. continental shelf for inclusion in the federal government’s five-year offshore leasing program,...
Northern Sweden winds will power Google
Investment firm Aquila Capital confirms that it has acquired the 148 MW capacity Lehtirova wind power project in northern Sweden and that most of...
Environmental groups file groundbreaking lawsuit against Norway over Arctic oil drilling
Environmental groups Nature and Youth and Greenpeace filed a lawsuit Tuesday, arguing that Barents Sea oil must remain in ground if Norway is to fulfill...
Alaska governor heads to South Korea to pitch gas pipeline
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is hopping on a flight Friday and heading back to South Korea – after just returning from a marketing trip there last...
Polar bears, fracking and a vow from a conservation group to...
Claiming a Smith Bay oil field could push polar bears toward extinction, the same group that helped win critical habitat designation for the iconic...
New oil find in Alaska’s Arctic is a ‘game changer,’ says...
Caelus Energy's CEO said on Tuesday he is “terribly excited” about the company's oil discovery at Smith Bay and expects it to be larger...
Russia’s northernmost town prepares for nuclear future
In a ceremony Tuesday, representatives of Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear power company, and regional authorities officially nailed the first pile into the waterfront of...
Caelus claims offshore Arctic oil discovery that could rank among Alaska’s...
Caelus Energy Alaska said Tuesday it has made a “world-class” oil discovery that, if estimates prove true, could be one of the largest finds...
