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05.04.2013 Gazprom Neft, Shell to Team Up on Shale Oil, Arctic
Reuters reports that Gazprom Neft and Royal Dutch Shell will agree to drill for shale oil in Western Siberia and explore Russia's Arctic shelf when President Vladimir Putin visits the Netherlands next week, the Kremlin said.
26.03.2013 Russia Lets China Into Arctic Rush as Energy Giants Embrace
Bloomberg reports that Russia’s decision to give China a share of prized Arctic exploration licenses as part of a “breakthrough” deal signals how the world’s largest oil and gas producer and the biggest energy consumer are redrawing the global energy map.
25.03.2013 BP, Rosneft May Explore Arctic Reserves
UPI reports that British energy company BP and Russian supermajor Rosneft aim to explore for oil in Russia's arctic after closing on the TNK-BP acquisition, an executive said.
15.03.2013 Gazprom Neft contracts drilling rig for geological exploration of Dolginskoye field
Gazpromneft Sakhalin, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft and the operator of Dolginskoye oil field located on Russia’s Arctic shelf, has contracted the GSP Jupiter, a jack-up drilling rig.
15.03.2013 Russia's Novatek Wins License for Arctic Gas Field
Russia's second-largest gas producer Novatek said on Thursday its subsidiary had won an exploration and production license for an Arctic gas field, in line with plans to increase its resource base, Reuters reports.
15.03.2013 Arctic-Specific Rules Required After Shell’s 2012 Mishaps
Bloomberg reports that Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) will need to win approval of a full operating plan before it resumes drilling off the coast of Alaska, following a series of mishaps in its 2012 operations, the U.S. Interior Department said.
28.02.2013 Gazprom Neft Goes Offshore Arctic
According to Barents Observer, Deputy Head of Gazprom Neft, Vadim Yakovlev, this week confirmed to journalists that his company will take over Gazprom Neft Shelf, the Gazprom subsidiary with operator responsibility for the Prirazlomnoye project.
26.02.2013 Shell's Arctic Program Faces More Setbacks
According to a report by UPI, Shell needs to address a series of safety violations revealed by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the company's work off the Alaskan coast, a U.S. lawmaker said.
25.02.2013 Rosneft Puts Up a Fight with Gazprom Over Arctic LNG
According to a report by Barents Observer, Rosneft President Igor Sechin is seeking President Putin's blessing for a liberalization of the Russian gas export regime.
22.02.2013 Russia May Create Arctic Oil and Gas Field Reserve
According to a report by Interfax, Russia would form a reserve of oil and gas fields in its Arctic zone under a proposal contained in the Strategy for Development of Russia's Arctic Zone and Ensuring National Security to 2020 published on the government website on Wednes
August/September 2014
Russia Pivots East for Better or for Worse
OGE talks Arctic with Vasily Bogoyavlensky
New Pumps for Producing High-Viscosity Oil
