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Putin Orders Navy Development in Arctic, Far East

18:25 07/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti)

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to ensure the development of the Navy, first of all, in the Far East and Arctic zones, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.

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Gazprom, Novatek Sign LNG, Gas Production JV Deals
12:07 17/04/2012
Russian gas giant Gazprom and the country's largest independent gas producer Novatek signed a memorandum on Tuesday allowing them to set up joint venture companies to produce liquefied natural gas and develop gas fields on the Arctic Peninsula of Yamal.
Russia Plans to Spend $44 billion on Arctic Projects Until 2020
02:41 05/04/2012
Russia intends to spend around 1.3 trillion rubles ($44 billion) on economic and social projects in the Arctic until 2020, the Russian minister for regional development, Viktor Basargin, said in an interview with the government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta published on Thursday.
Statoil May Join Russian Arctic Shelf Projects - Putin
17:55 30/03/2012
Norwegian energy firm Statoil may participate in new hydrocarbon development projects in Russian Arctic shelf, President-elect Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
EC Approves Total Stake in Russian Gas Project
16:30 20/03/2012
The European Commission (EC) has approved French energy giant Total's acquisition of a 20.5 percent stake in the Yamal liquefied natural gas project in the Russian Arctic, the Commission said on Tuesday.
China to Conduct First Northern Sea Route Expedition
19:10 12/03/2012
China will conduct its fifth Arctic expedition between July and September via the Northeast Passage, the country's first attempt through the shipping route also known as the Northern Sea Route, Xinhua reported on Monday
Russia's First Arctic Rescue Center to Open This Year
13:09 01/03/2012
The first emergency rescue center on Russia’s Arctic coast will open in August, the head of the Russian emergencies ministry’s firefighting and rescue department said on Tuesday.
Medvedev Tells FSB to Secure Russia’s Arctic Interests
15:30 07/02/2012
Extra measures are needed to protect Russian interests and reinforce its borders in the Arctic, President Dmitry Medvedev told the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Tuesday.
Russia charges former Estonian spy in Arctic Sea hijacking
19:32 13/01/2012
Investigators in the northern Russian port of Arkhangelsk have charged in absentia Estonia's former spy chief, Eerik-Niiles Kross, with organizing the hijacking of the cargo ship Arctic Sea in 2009, a spokesman for the regional Investigative Committee, Yury Shperling said on Friday.
Polar bear census could cost Russia $60 million
20:25 14/12/2011
A census of Russian polar bears could cost up to $60 million, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia said on Wednesday.
Northern Sea Route
16:12 01/12/2011
The NSR is the main shipping route in the Arctic that skirts Russia’s northern coast and links European and Far Eastern ports.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, November 25, 2011
09:58 25/11/2011
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian oil and gas fields in the Arctic
10:44 07/10/2011
Oil and gas fields containing immense reserves have been found in the Russian section of the Arctic sea-shelf
National claims to the Arctic shelf
18:19 05/10/2011
Six countries are working on bids to establish their continental shelf borders
Russia’s North faces danger from the Arctic ozone hole
14:00 04/10/2011
Russia’s subpolar regions may find themselves affected by a newly discovered hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic, according to the British science weekly Nature.
A long-term drifting observatory in the Arctic
10:06 04/10/2011
The ship will be frozen into ice and drift along with it. Due to the specific profile of the hull, ice pressure will only push the ship up without damaging it.
Russian scientific stations in the Arctic
15:39 03/10/2011
In 1875, an Austrian geophysicist named Karl Weyprecht proposed polar stations to conduct year-round observations using consistent methods and instruments.
America's Arctic challenge
14:43 03/10/2011
Russia's leaders called an Arctic neighborhood meeting last week to make one thing clear: they see opportunities posed by global demand for Arctic resources, receding sea ice, and the North's strategic location.
Arab companies want to join Russia's Arctic gas project
19:26 29/09/2011
Arab companies are interested in participation in the Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Russian Arctic, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of energy Igor Sechin said on Thursday.
China plans eight expeditions to Arctic and Antarctic in four years
06:07 28/09/2011
China plans to hold five Antarctic research expeditions and another three to the Arctic region from 2011 to 2015, Xinhua said citing an official with the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA).

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