June 6, 2013 Gas, Oil Norway’s Statoil backs off Barents drilling project over high taxes Norway’s Statoil is backing off drilling projects in Arctic waters, announcing yesterday that it would delay its development of the Johan […]
June 3, 2013 Gas Russia’s Gazprom mothballs Shtokman gas field for ‘future generations’ In a move anticipated by the grinding investment disagreements over the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea, Gazprom deputy chairman Andrei […]
March 7, 2013 Gas, Oil Russia’s zeal to bank on rising Arctic melt spurs concerns of likely ecological toll MURMANSK – With the Arctic ice cover receding at alarming rates, freeing northern waterways to accommodate more sea-going traffic, Russia […]
March 7, 2013 Gas, Oil Statoil backs off drilling projects off Alaskan coast in line with Shell Statoil North America will take a break from drilling plans off the coast of Alaska and does not aim to reach any production there until at […]
March 5, 2013 Gas, Oil Russia pushing ahead with Arctic development in new strategy document MURMANSK – Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the country’s Arctic development strategy through the year 2020, which highlights […]
