The next test launch of the Russian ICBM Bulava can take place already in January 2010. Construction of the fourth Borei class submarine will start up as planned in December at the Sevmash shipyard outside Arkhangelsk, a high ranking military source says.
Russian oil and gas resources are of decreasing interest to foreign companies, Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev admits. He now intends to liberalize the foreigners’ access to the Russian resources.
UPDATE: More than 24 hours after the incident, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirms that it was a failed Bulava missile launch that caused the strange spiral shaped lights over Northern Norway yesterday.
UPDATED: This unique photo taken in Northern Norway shows a Russian intercontinental missile flying into a spiral before it exploded in the atmosphare early Wednesday morning. The missile was most likely yet another failed test launch of a Bulava missile from the Typhoon submarine “Dmitri Donskoy” in the White Sea area.
Finnmark County plan to help regional authorities in Murmansk Oblast in developing Teriberka, the small fishing village that will house the Shtokman LNG plant.
The first Barents Hockey League matches in history were played in in Ivalo, Finland this weekend. Barents Hockey League gathers ice hockey teams from Norway, Russia and Finland in the first cross border sports league in Barents.
The Barents region will be seriously affected by climate changes currently accelerating beyond expectations. BarentsObserver brings you updated climate news from the north.
The mining company Sydvaranger Gruve in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes, is now ready for its first shipment of iron ore in twelve years. The first load of iron ore will be sent to China.
