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Arctic oil plans hailed and bashed

UPDATED: The Norwegian government's decision to open up new areas of the Barents Sea to oil and gas exploration is "embarrassing and shameful," claim...

Kirkenes still eager to shout ‘hurra’

KIRKENES: Few cities in Norway have faced as many challenges over the past year as this far northern enclave close to the Russian border....

Celebrations, Kirkenes-style

PHOTO FEATURE: Local celebrations of Norway's Constitution Day on the 17th of May have a lot in common, but they also feature regional variations. Here...

State acts to help ‘save’ Svalbard

Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, facing harder times because of cutbacks at its controversial coal mine, is getting state assistance to diversify its economy....

Oil fund tapped as Goliat field opens

Norway could finally carry out the ceremonial opening of its first oil field in the Barents Sea this week. The long-overdue Goliat oil field project has begun pumping...

Skiers shot polar bear on Svalbard

Four tourists from Finland who were out skiing on Svalbard over the weekend felt forced to shoot one of the archipelago's protected polar bears, when...

Chechens brag about Svalbard transfer

Concerns were rising in Norway on Thursday over whether Russian and now Chechen officials have once again tried to provoke Norwegian authorities on Svalbard,...

‘Hush-hush’ radar raises concerns

As the US sends more defense resources into the Norwegian Arctic, some projects are raising concerns. Many Norwegians in Northern Norway don't want to provoke Russia, while...

Arctic viewed as even more important to Russia

Norway's military intelligence unit E-tjenesten thinks Russian authorities are increasingly looking to the Arctic to help counter an economic crisis. Low oil prices are hurting...

Record little ice, record thin ozone

As Southern Norway basked in unseasonably warm sunshine this week came news of record little ice in the Arctic and reports that the Barents Sea...
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