BarentsObserver, January 27, 2010
EU and Norway finally reached deals on fish
Two months after the negotiations on the annual fisheries agreement collapsed, EU and Norway on Tuesday reached a deal.
BarentsObserver, January 26, 2010
ConocoPhillips, Statoil announce shared interest in Chukchi Sea and in Gulf of Mexico
ConocoPhillips and Statoil USA E&P today announced that they have entered into a deal for Statoil to acquire a 25 percent working interest in 50 ConocoPhillips leases acquired in the Chukchi Sea federal OCS lease sale in 2008.
BarentsObserver, January 26, 2010
Panalpina opens Murmansk office
The Swiss-based transport and logistics major Panalpina wants a share of the Shtokman job and opens office in Murmansk.
BarentsObserver, January 25, 2010
Oil spill more harmful to northern ecosystems
The ecosystems in the north are more vulnerable to oil spill than the marine- and coastal nature in southern areas, a new scientific report shows.
Arctic Focus, January 22, 2010
BP Would Like To Explore For Oil, Gas In Russian Arctic – CEO
LONDON (Dow Jones)–BP PLC (BP) would like the opportunity to expand its presence in Russia to explore for oil and gas in the country’s Arctic region, Chief Executive Tony Hayward said Thursday.
BarentsObserver, January 22, 2010
Norway, Russia pleased with progress in delineation of the Barents Sea
Russian and Norway are pleased with the progress in the talks on delimitation of the Barents Sea, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Arctic Focus, January 21, 2010
No need to ban polar bear trade, says watchdog group
An international conservation watchdog has ruled that polar bears aren’t endangered enough to need a global ban on trade that would place their hides in the same category as elephant ivory, according to ctv.ca.
BarentsObserver, January 21, 2010
Gryzlov: weak regions must merge with strong ones
Only the economically self-sufficient regions should be allowed to call themselves federal subjects, speaker in the State Duma and United Russia party leader Boris Gryzlov says. He maintains that all weak regions must be merged with stronger ones.
BarentsObserver, January 21, 2010
BP wants share of Russia’s Arctic oil
BP offers its High North experience and technology in order to be allowed into the Russian Arctic to explore and produce oil and gas.
BarentsObserver, January 21, 2010
More Russian-Finnish cross-border cooperation
Finland will invest some 20 million EUR in development of projects in cross-border regions with Russia, says Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen.