Arctic Economy

Spain’s Repsol pulls out of planned joint venture in Russia’s Arctic

Spain’s Repsol pulls out of planned joint venture in Russia’s Arctic

MOSCOW — Spain's Repsol has pulled out of a planned joint venture to develop two Arctic oil blocks with Russia's Gazprom Neft and Royal...
How a US Arctic research initiative is pushing to connect science with Arctic communities

How a US Arctic research initiative is pushing to connect science...

A major U.S. research effort focused on the impacts of rapid climate change in the Arctic is boosting its efforts to connect the science...
‘America’s got to up its game in the Arctic,’ says Defense Secretary Mattis

‘America’s got to up its game in the Arctic,’ says Defense...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The United States needs to "up its game" in the Arctic and deal with an increasingly important and...
Gazprom hints it might share Yamal gas with Novatek

Gazprom hints it might share Yamal gas with Novatek

Russia's Tambey fields hold an estimated 6.7 trillion cubic meters of natural gas and could be developed by a joint venture, Gazprom leader Aleksey Miller...
Investors call for moratorium on Arctic high seas oil and gas activity

Investors call for moratorium on Arctic high seas oil and gas...

LONDON — A group of investors representing more than 5 trillion euros (about $5.53 trillion) in assets under management have called on oil and...
US opens a consulate in Greenland, a year after a bid to buy

US opens a consulate in Greenland, a year after a bid...

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday reopened a consulate in Greenland, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, in an apparent bid to shore...
Svalbard study finds high levels of pharmaceuticals in marine life

Svalbard study finds high levels of pharmaceuticals in marine life

Scientists in Svalbard seeking to understand the environmental impact of releasing wastewater directly into the ocean have found surprisingly high levels of pharmaceuticals in...
Three French tourists are dead in a fresh avalanche in Arctic Norway

Three French tourists are dead in a fresh avalanche in Arctic...

COPENHAGEN — For the second time in a matter of days, an avalanche has claimed lives in northern Norway. Three French tourists were pronounced dead...
China includes ‘Polar Silk Road’ in next 5-year plan

China includes ‘Polar Silk Road’ in next 5-year plan

SHANGHAI — China will construct a "Polar Silk Road" and actively participate in the development of Arctic and Antarctic regions, it said in its...
When will Europe’s Arctic railway be built? That could depend on cargo volumes

When will Europe’s Arctic railway be built? That could depend on...

There is significant international interest in a potential railway between Rovaniemi, in Northern Finland, and Kirkenes, a port on Norway's Arctic coast. But questions...
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