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Two nuclear subs transferred under Arctic ice cap
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Two of the Delta-IV class subs are currently at the Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk undergoing upgrade and change of nuclear fuel elements in the reactors. The two in Severodvinsk are Karelia and Bryansk, while the three still active up north are the Verkhoturye, Novomoskovsk and Tula. A Delta-IV submarine in the Barents Sea. Photo: Thomas Nilsen.
About us - thebarentsobserver
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Barents Observer is a journalist-owned online newspaper covering the Euro-Arctic region and northern Russia. With a devotion for cross-border journalism the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from and about Scandinavia, Russia and the Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of Norwegian and …
U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers on Barents Sea mission met by …
WEBMar 24, 2024 · A pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers supported by tanker planes flew over Norway and international airspace in the Norwegian- and Barents Seas in the direction of Russia's Kola Peninsula on Sunday. Thomas Nilsen. March 24, 2024. A MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from an airbase in the Murmansk region to …
Central Arctic Ocean fishing moratorium comes into effect
WEBJun 28, 2021 · The International Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean is legally binding agreement will be in effect for 16 years, after which the parities, which besides Canada and the E.U., include the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Iceland, Norway, South Korea and Denmark, will …
EU considers stricter seafood sanctions, but cod from Murmansk …
WEB5 days ago · The United States placed Russian seafood under much stricter sanctions than the Europeans after the start of the full-scale war on Ukraine in 2022. Meanwhile, Russian cod from the Barents Sea has free access to European dinner tables. Some are landed via the three still-open Norwegian ports of Tromsø, Båtsfjording and Kirkenes, but biggest ...
Northern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff …
WEBNorthern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff exercise
Sharp population decline in Barentsburg - The Independent …
WEBThe latest population numbers published by Statistics Norway show a 20 percent decline in population since May 2020. Down from 501 last year to 400 today for Pyramiden and Barentsburg. Pyramiden has been a ghost town since the late 1990ies, with only a handful of people staying during the polar night winter. Svalbardposten, the local newspaper ...
This year's biggest Barents Sea gas discovery
WEBThomas Nilsen. December 23, 2022. ADVERTISEMENT. The estimated size of the discovery is between 9 to 21 billion standard cubic meters of recoverable gas resources, the petroleum company announces the day before Christmas Eve. Lupa well is in the area of the Goliat field in the western Barents Sea where Vår Energy since 2017 has produced oil.
Red king crab might migrate to north and east Barents Sea
WEBРусский. The red king crab, also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. It was introduced to the Barents Sea and along the north coast of Norway in the 1990s. The crab can grow to a leg span of 1.8 m and is delicious in taste. Photo: Thomas Nilsen.