Arctic Economy

Most Arctic expedition cruises lines are now avoiding Russia

Most Arctic expedition cruises lines are now avoiding Russia

A few years ago, foreign cruise vessels lined up to sign agreements with Russia for permits to sail to Franz Josef Land, the glacier-covered...
Canada extends its Arctic Ocean seabed claim all the way to Russian waters

Canada extends its Arctic Ocean seabed claim all the way to...

In an addendum filed on Monday, Canada substantially expanded its claim to the Arctic Ocean seabed. Canada's claim now reaches in several places all...
Canadian Coast Guard finishes Arctic operating season

Canadian Coast Guard finishes Arctic operating season

The Canadian Coast Guard and its seven icebreakers have finished their Arctic operating season and left the North, the federal organization announced in a...
With leases suspended, Alaska agency wants $6 million more for Arctic refuge drilling campaign

With leases suspended, Alaska agency wants $6 million more for Arctic...

Alaska’s economic development agency has released plans to spend $6 million next year to advance its campaign to search for oil in the Arctic...
Greenland halts fisheries quota swaps with Russia

Greenland halts fisheries quota swaps with Russia

Tuesday last week, as discreetly as possible, Greenland delivered a highly unusual message to Moscow. Greenland will not use its fisheries agreement with Russia to...
Yamal 2022 LNG output seen at 21 million tonnes, says Interfax

Yamal 2022 LNG output seen at 21 million tonnes, says Interfax

The Yamal LNG project is set to produce 21 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2022, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday,...
TotalEnergies stays in Russia’s Yamal LNG, source says

TotalEnergies stays in Russia’s Yamal LNG, source says

French oil giant TotalEnergies is not leaving the Yamal LNG project for now, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, after the...
Air Greenland takes delivery of a new long-haul airliner

Air Greenland takes delivery of a new long-haul airliner

Air Greenland took delivery of an Airbus A330-800 on Tuesday, the European aviation manufacturer said in a release. The plane, which will replace an earlier...
Russia’s Gazprom launches production at new Arctic gas site

Russia’s Gazprom launches production at new Arctic gas site

Russia's Gazprom said on Tuesday it had started production at the Semakovskoye gas field in the Russian Arctic with gas being pumped into the...
Alaska villages chosen for federal relocation grants were singled out for climate-change threats — and progress

Alaska villages chosen for federal relocation grants were singled out for...

Grants awarded to tribal governments in Alaska and the Lower 48 are only a start in what is expected to be a long process...
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