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Trude Pettersen

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Trude Pettersen worked for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat from 2008 - 2016 as the assistant editor of BarentsObserver. Trude graduated from the University of Tromsø in 2000 with a MA degree in Russian. She has also studied International Politics and Russia and Eastern Europe Area Studies. 

Content by Trude Pettersen

Application for Russia’s Arctic shelf claim out on tender

Russia has announced a tender for preparation of documents to back its claim with the UN to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic.

February 24, 2015

First winter shipment of oil from Yamal

Gazprom Neft has for the first time sent oil from Yamal along the northern Sea Route in winter conditions. 16.000 tons of crude oil was shipped to European consumers by oil tanker, escorted by a nuclear icebreaker.

February 20, 2015

SAR vessels for Russian Arctic named

Seventeen months after the steel was first cut, two brand new icebreaking rescue and salvage vessels for the Russian Arctic are ready at Nordic Yards in Germany. The naming ceremony for “Beringov Proliv” and “Murman” was held on Thursday.

February 20, 2015

Economic crisis hits Russia’s armament program

The economic crisis forces Russia to postpone its next state armament program with three years.

February 19, 2015

From “Russian Sea” to “Russian Aquaculture”

One of Russia’s largest seafood producers and aspiring aquaculture company «Russian Sea Group” changes its name to «Russian Aquaculture” and announces a large investment program.

February 18, 2015

Finland, Sweden to enhance military cooperation

Secure communications, more naval and air force cooperation, and combined units for crisis management operations are among the recommendations in a new report on Finnish-Swedish military cooperation.

February 18, 2015

Four nuclear submarines under construction at Sevmash

Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk has full order books for 2015. For the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, the shipyard is constructing four different nuclear-powered submarines at the same time.

February 17, 2015

Russia builds new airfield on Franz Josef Land

Russia plans a €107 million upgrade of its military base on Franz Josef Land, including a new airfield and new living quarters for 150 persons.

February 16, 2015

Capital outflow by Russians strikes Finnish economy

Russian businesses and individuals repatriating money from Finland are likely to be behind recent capital outflows.

February 16, 2015

Putin awards Norwegian Kara Sea drillers

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has decided to give Rosneft’s partners and contractors at the Universitetskya field in the Kara Sea the Order of Friendship.

February 13, 2015