Lower oil production gives a downturn for regional industry.
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The oil-rich Nenets Autonoumous Okrug teams up with Gazprom in the Pechora LNG project.
The Norwegian oil major believes that only LNG will make the Shtokman project economically viable.
Cooperation and distribution of tasks within NATO is excellent, but Norway will not abandon having its own submarine fleet because of the vast sea areas and the proximity to Russia, says Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide.
As NATO gathers in Chicago for its summit early next week, the foreign ministers of Norway and Poland says it is time to remove tactical nuclear weapons from Europe.
The dry dock around the wreck of the Russian cruiser "Murmansk" is now sealed. Within weeks the contractor will start the final phase of demolishing the old battleship.
The dry dock around the wreck of the Russian cruiser "Murmansk" is now sealed. Within weeks the contractor will start the final phase of demolishing the old battleship.
The Tapuli iron mine project in northern Sweden does not jeopardize the health and safety of the local population, the Swedish government concludes.
UPDATED: Australian Northern Iron, operating the Sydvaranger mine in Kirkenes, says on Tuesday it has turned down a takeover bid from Aditya Birla Group.
As the summer Arctic sea-ice declines, polar bears are swimming hundreds of kilometres nonstop to find food.
The population on Svalbard still differs from that on the Norwegian mainland. Being a community traditionally based on mining, the male surplus is still stable and small households are more common.
May 17th parades in both Murmansk and Arkhangelsk were attended by both locals and Norwegians. See BarentsObserver’s photogallery.
Finnmark Governor Runar Sjåstad had first meeting with newly appointed Murmansk Governor Marina Kovtun two weeks before introduction of visa-freedom in the border areas between the two neighbors.
The numbers of people crossing the borders between Russia, Norway and Finland in the north have doubled over the last two years.
Regional authorities disliked the candidates and therefore orchestrated the abortion of local mayoral elections, an analyst says. The scandal is not the first at the unique and highly popular archipelago in the White Sea.
The U.S. Secretary of State is visiting northen Norway next month, highlighting the importance of the relationship between America and the Arctic.
In the 1600s, the fishing village of Vardø was believed to be close to hell. It was here that 91 men and women were convicted of witchcraft and executed.
Australian tourist Pauline Dixon is quite literally on top of the world touring the Norwegian Arctic as part of her three month vacation across Europe.
