June 18, 2013 Gas Gazprom issues surprise turn-around, saying it will continue developing Shtokman In a shocking reversal of its previous high profile announcements to the contrary, Russian gas giant Gazprom said at its board meeting […]
June 13, 2013 Oil Murmansk scientists to create oil pollution ‘Vulnerability Map’ for Kola Bay MURMANSK –Scientists in Murmansk Region in Russia’s far north are working on a map showing where Kola Bay, a fjord in the Barents Sea […]
June 12, 2013 Oil Confusion reigns over months-old oil spill in Northwest Russia’s Komi Republic Nearly 120 people including several volunteers from the local community were working to eliminate the residue of a months’ old spill into […]
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 […]