Arctic

Putin tells Shtokman gas partners to hurry up

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged partners in the Gazprom-led Shtokman project to make a final investment decision on its plan to extract gas from the Arctic seabed, delayed by years of talks over financing.

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Shell may join Russia's Shtokman gas team: sources

MOSCOW - Royal Dutch Shell may join a Gazprom -led initiative to extract gas from the Arctic seabed off Russia's coast, several sources said, in an attempt to inject new impetus into the huge project delayed by years of talks over financing.

25 May 2012

Shell may join Russia's Shtokman gas team - sources

MOSCOW - Royal Dutch Shell may join a Gazprom -led initiative to extract gas from the Arctic seabed off Russia's coast, several sources said, in an attempt to inject new impetus into the huge project delayed by years of talks over financing.

25 May 2012

Canadian sea activist facing charge vows to fight on

BERLIN - Renowned marine conservationist Paul Watson, who is fighting extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over a 2002 campaign against shark finning, vowed on Monday that his fleet would head to the Antarctic without him to fight whaling.

21 May 2012

New Antarctic ice shelf threatened by warming

LONDON - Scientists are predicting the disappearance of another vast ice shelf in Antarctica by the end of the century that will accelerate rising sea levels.

Environment, Water 09 May 2012

Statoil to drill with Rosneft on Russian shelf

MOSCOW - Norway's Statoil will drill in Russian Arctic waters thought to contain 2 billion tonnes of oil in partnership with Rosneft, marking the third deal of its kind for the Russian state company.

Business, Norway 05 May 2012

Statoil to drill with Rosneft on Russian shelf

MOSCOW - Norway's Statoil will drill in Russian Arctic waters thought to contain 2 billion metric tons (2.20 billion tons) of oil in partnership with Rosneft, marking the third deal of its kind for the Russian state company.

05 May 2012

Polar bears can swim vast distances, study finds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Polar bears are capable of swimming vast distances, a potential survival skill needed in an Arctic environment where summer sea ice is vanishing, a study led by the U.S. Geological Survey showed on Tuesday.

Science, Environment, Water 02 May 2012

Exclusive: Eni and Rosneft to team up in Russian Arctic

MOSCOW - Italy's Eni and Rosneft are expected to agree on Wednesday to search for oil and gas in the Russian Arctic, in Russia's second major offshore deal in two weeks after U.S. ExxonMobil joined forces with the state oil firm.

25 Apr 2012

Exclusive - Eni and Rosneft to team up in Russian Arctic

MOSCOW - Italy's Eni and Rosneft are expected to agree on Wednesday to search for oil and gas in the Russian Arctic, in Russia's second major offshore deal in two weeks after U.S. ExxonMobil joined forces with the state oil firm.

25 Apr 2012

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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre

AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.

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