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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: January 30, 2006
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Trutnev told Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Odd Roger Enoksen that first tenders for sectors of Russia’s continental shelf (four in the Barents Sea and two in the Sea of Okhotsk) would be held three months after the new mineral extraction law comes into force, RIA Novosti.
“We welcome Norwegian companies’ interest in oil and gas projects in Russia,” Trutnev said. Norwegian companies have the experience and advanced technology needed for work in far north seas, he said. Enoksen said his country “would welcome contributions from Russian companies in Norwegian continental shelf development projects.”
The sides also agreed on the necessity of a swift demarcation of the disputed sector of the Barents Sea, in order to progress with bilateral cooperation in the area.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...