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Alaska Dispatch

Russia's new Arctic oil platforms unsafe, says expert
Alaska Dispatch
According to Norway's Barents Observer, at an international conference on Arctic logistics in Murmansk recently, a Russian expert criticized the safety of new offshore oil platforms built for the country's Arctic and voiced concerns about the lack of ...
Alyosha, a 35-meter-high statue.St.Petersburg Times.ru

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Shell unable to insure risk of Arctic drilling?
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
Did I hear correctly that Shell has been unable to obtain contingent insurance from Lloyd's of London against a major disaster arising from your pending Arctic drilling project, and that instead, Shell is going to self-insure?

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VOCM

Arctic Oil and Gas Conference in St. John's
VOCM
The third annual Arctic Oil and Gas Conference is underway in St. John's. Having been held in Texas for the past two years, this is the first year that the international conference is being held in this province. Innovation, Business and Rural ...

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RedOrbit

Arctic researchers burn off methane plumes
Wired.co.uk
By Duncan Geere Methane gas that's been stored for millennia in the permafrost of the Arctic is beginning to be released into the atmosphere as climate change thaws the ground. A team of researchers has identified 150000 sites across Alaska and ...
Thawing Arctic Cryosphere Releases Trapped MethaneRedOrbit
Arctic methane seeping through thawing permafrost fuels warmingAlaska Dispatch
More Than 150000 Methane Seeps Appear as Arctic Ice RetreatsScientific American
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Lessons to heed for drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Kansas City Star
But with our government on the brink of allowing the oil industry to explore in America's remote Arctic Ocean this summer, it is worth revisiting some of the lessons learned from the biggest oil spill in the nation's history. Stopping that spill took ...

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Lessons to heed for drilling in the Arctic Ocean
MiamiHerald.com
But with our government on the brink of allowing the oil industry to explore in America's remote Arctic Ocean this summer, it is worth revisiting some of the lessons learned from the biggest oil spill in the nation's history. Stopping that spill took ...

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Global Adventures, LLC

Circumpolar Rivers Most Responsible For High Levels Of Mercury In The Arctic
RedOrbit
The Lena is one of several major rivers that flows northward into the Arctic Ocean. Credit: NASA If global warming trends are to continue, thermometers across the globe aren't the only place that mercury levels will be on the rise.
Arctic: Rivers source of large mercury deposits in the oceanGlobal Adventures, LLC
Surprising Source of Arctic MercurySci-Tech Today
Toxic Mercury, Accumulating In the Arctic, Springs From a Hidden SourceeNews Park Forest
LiveScience.com -PlanetSave.com -UPI.com
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Ice makers Arctic Glacier and Reddy Ice may merge
CanadianBusiness.com
By Jacqueline Nelson | May 23, 2012 Arctic Glacier Ice Company is looking to restructure after its financial meltdown. (Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) Companies are tempted to engage in anti-competitive practices by the prospect of raking in or ...

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The Moscow Times

Gazprom delays Russia's first offshore Arctic oil
Reuters
MOSCOW May 23 (Reuters) - Energy giant Gazprom again delayed crude production at the Prirazlomnoye field, Russia's initial foray into offshore Arctic oil, a company official said on Wednesday. Vsevolod Cherepanov, head of Gazprom's production ...
Gazprom 2012 Investment Plan Reaches $27 Billion, May RiseBusinessWeek
Gazprom May Increase Investment SpendingThe Moscow Times

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The Maritime Executive

Sparse data challenges NOAA in mapping Arctic
Juneau Empire
Kathryn Sullivan, deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, answers reporters' questions on her agency's role in the Arctic between sessions of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, ...
New Alaska Navigational Chart Makes Increased Arctic Shipping SaferThe Maritime Executive
NOAA: New AK Chart Makes Arctic SaferMarineLink

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