The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) mapping of the southeastern Barents Sea and the area surrounding Jan Mayen shows 15% increase.The increase will result in an approximate increase of 15 per cent in the estimates of undiscovered…
Less sea ice and more ship traffic means new charts needed for safety.NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has issued an updated Arctic Nautical Charting Plan , as a major effort to improve inadequate chart coverage for Arctic areas experiencing increasing vessel traffic due to ice diminishment…
Russia to patrol the Arctic on a regular basis, overflying international waters above the Arctic Ocean & along the Northern Sea Route. Russia will now be patrolling the Arctic on a regular basis. The aircraft take off from Northern Fleet airbases in the Murmansk and Vologda regions…
The Coast Guard found serious safety & environmental violations on 'Noble Discoverer' used in Arctic waters off Alaska.The Coast Guard found 16 violations on the Noble Discoverer, one of Shell’s two drilling rigs for Alaska’s Arctic waters…
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) appoints John Higginbotham as senior fellow.At CIGI, an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance, Mr. Higginbotham will play a key role in leading CIGI’s global security project on Arctic governance…
Industry experts share views on key Arctic R&D issues.ABS, a provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, offers a series of Arctic workshops that aim to help define the region’s most pressing research and development (R&D) needs…
Kleven has signed a contract with GC Rieber Shipping for the building of an advanced seismic vessel. The vessel is of type ST 324 XT from Skipsteknisk, and is to be delivered from Myklebust Verft in March 2015. Contract value is around 700 million NOK and there is an option for a second vessel…
Owners Shell confirm that 'Kulluk' safe to tow from Kiluda Bay to Dutch Harbor & await arrival of heavy-lift semi submersible vessel for the 'dry tow'.The Unified Command has been stood down. “Agency representatives will return to their normal roles and responsibilities…
New bills introduced by US Senator Mark Begich are aimed to strengthen Arctic science, health and diplomacy.'As we face an Arctic Ocean which is increasingly ice-free, our country has both an historic opportunity and enormous challenges,” U…
Rosneft and ExxonMobil agree to collaborate in the search for offshore energy in the Russian Arctic & Far East, and Alaska.The two companies have agreed to expand their cooperation under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement to include an additional approximately 600…
Both of Shell's offshore drill rigs used during last year's oil exploration season to be transported to Asian shipyards for inspection and repair.The decision suggests the Kulluk and the Noble Discoverer -- Shell's only drilling rigs for…
The upcoming conference will concern itself with problems and prospects for the NSR with its huge potential.The Central Research Institute of the [Russian] Navy and the magazine “News of Maritime Petersburg' with the support of the Ministry…
Harper government announces pan-Canadian risk assessment study on marine safety. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that Transport Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard and Environment Canada…
United Shipbuilding Corporation may build four Arctic class LNG carriers for the Pechora LNG project in northern Russia.Developers of the project, Alltech's President Dmitry Bosov informed that preliminary agreements had been signed with Russia's…
Statoil awards Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design contract for the 36” & 18' pipelines for the 481 km-long Polarled project.The Polarled pipeline project, which crosses the Polar circle, is part of the plans for developing fields further north in the Norwegian Sea…
