Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, October 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
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Archangelsk regional administration and Statoil company signed a memorandum
Publish date: November 25, 2005
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Archangelsk regional administration and Statoil company signed a memorandum
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil and Archangelsk regional administration signed a memorandum of understanding and technical-economical cooperation.
The signed agreement defines parameters of the bilateral cooperation in industrial development of the region, educational and innovations programs support, in social and economical matters. Statoil intends to prepare small and middle business companies for oil projects participation, Interfax reported. This Norwegian company plans to open a center and initiate a network of suppliers for oil and gas industry in the region.
Statoil can financially support main Archangelsk Universities in education of future oil specialists and scientific researches implementation.
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Bellona Nuclear Digest. October 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Putin leaves Kazakhstan without deal to build nuclear plant
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.
Moscow snips last ties to cooperative nuclear cleanup agreement with West
Russia is formally withdrawing from a landmark environmental agreement that channeled billions in international funding to secure the Soviet nuclear legacy, leaving undone some of the most radioactively dangerous projects and burning one more bridge of potential cooperation with the West.