OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA said Friday that it had struck natural gas near its Snoehvit offshore field in the Barents Sea. more »

OSLO (Reuters) – Both Antarctica and the Arctic are getting less icy because of global warming, scientists said on Thursday in a study that extends evidence of man-made climate change to every continent. more »

LONDON, Ont. — An investors’ class-action suit has been filed in Ontario against Arctic Glacier Income Fund (TSX:AG.UN) on behalf of investors who acquired the fund’s units between March 22, 2002 and Sept. 15, 2008. more »

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Autumn temperatures in the Arctic region are a record 5.0 degree Celsius (9.0 Fahrenheit) higher than normal due the melting of the ice cap, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report said Friday. more »

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich(Russian government sources) has won a legislative seat in the remote Arctic region of Chukotka.

The Chelsea Football Club owner won 97% of the vote in Sunday’s election.

The Kremlin-allied oil tycoon was Chukotka’s governor for eight years before President Dmitry Medvedev let him resign in July. Mr Medvedev’s predecessor, Vladimir Putin, had refused to accept his resignation. more »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Russian attempts to claim part of the Arctic Ocean seabed have given Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin unique foreign policy experience, the McCain-Palin campaign says, but there is no evidence she has ever been involved with or spoken publicly about them. more »