The real impact won't be seen until the birds return south, the WWF says.

Jimmy Stotts, the president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, says there should be a moratorium on drilling in Arctic waters.

The fish industry in Murmansk fears that the Russian-Norwegian deal on the delineation of the Barents Sea will deprive Russian fishermen of vital fishing grounds in the area.

Gazprom will invest more than 14 trillion RUB in the production program in the period 2010-2013, says Gazprom official. 40 percent of the investments will be used on Yamal and Shtokman. At the same time, Gazprom has lowered the prognoses for production in 2010.

An official with Canada’s National Energy Board will be stationed in Greenland and work with local regulators.

The Norwegian Prime Minister says the government will continue its close cooperation with the Barents Secretariat.

Today Diana co-hosts a cross-party lunchtime roundtable 'How much can the EU's Northern Dimension Partnership contribute to the future of the EU's Arctic Policy' from 12.30-15.00 in the European Parliament.

The Arctic states and peoples must rethink their approach to resource extraction in the waters around the Arctic, says President of Inuit Organization ICC, Jim Stott.

For the first time in history, Norwegian and Russian warships have conducted joint shooting exercises. POMOR 2010, the first joint Norwegian-Russian naval exercises since 1994, today entered the active phase.

The federal agency overseeing offshore energy exploration announced Wednesday that it would require companies operating offshore to provide additional information about the potential risks and safety precautions in their drilling plans. Regulators have failed to demand such disclosures even in the aftermath of the BP oil spill, according to evidence obtained by The Washington Post.