Arctic Economy

Equinor and partners to invest $2.1 billion in Norway oil, gas field

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Equinor and its partners Vaar Energi and Inpex Idemitsu will invest more…

NATO should break the ice on unmanned systems for icebreakers: Commentary

Icebreakers are emblematic of the significant gaps in the Arctic defenses of NATO member…

China’s Arctic investments are exaggerated, Harvard report finds

Harvard’s Belfer Center debunks inflated claims of Chinese dominance in the Arctic A new…

The Port of Churchill: Strategic asset or financial sinkhole? Commentary

Canada’s first Arctic seaport has struggled for decades, but as Christopher Wright reports, it…

Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows

Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of…

Equinor says Arctic Castberg oilfield producing at peak capacity
Equinor says Arctic Castberg oilfield producing at peak capacity

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Equinor said on Friday its Johan Castberg oilfield in the Arctic Barents Sea…

Greenland grants mining permit for major metal extraction project in Northeast

Greenland has taken a major step in expanding its mineral extraction industry. The government…

Denmark willing to invest more in Greenland, Danish PM says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark is willing to invest more in Greenland and grant the Arctic island greater…