August 5, 2015 Arctic, Gas, Oil Russia submits claim on the North Pole to UN – but oil aspirations seem dead in the water Russia on Tuesday submitted claims to the United Nation for control of staggering swathes of Arctic seabed, stretching as far north as the […]
July 30, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Statoil, a Norwegian state-owned petroleum company lets go of all shame; puts climate future and Norway’s reputation at risk On 17 June 2015, Vice President and Chief Economist of Norway’s state-owned petroleum company Statoil, Mr Eirik Wærness, left all shame […]
December 17, 2014 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Obama blocks Alaska’s Bristol Bay from oil and gas drilling for good President Obama announced in a video recorded Tuesday afternoon that he would protect Alaska’ Bristol Bay and nearby waters – a region […]
December 8, 2014 Arctic, Gas, Oil Russian oil expert says falling oil prices a threat to Arctic projects – but not a deal-breaker MURMANSK – One of Russia’s fundamental national priorities is developing hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic zone, but the lack of […]
October 15, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Statoil Chief Lund resigns for post at BG energy, ending an era of environmental mismanagement The UK-based energy giant BG Group has tapped Helge Lund, the Norwegian state’s oil and gas giant Statoil’s CEO, as its new chief […]
