The owners of the LNG tankers that have lied idle in the Russian part of the Barents Sea for almost five months suddenly ...

Finland is under pressure to switch its rail to the standard European gauge. In the first phase, a planned train line is to ...

Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility company.

When William McCarren talks about press freedom today, he doesn’t speak in abstract terms. The longtime executive director of ...

The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.

The militarisation of Russian industry and economy will continue to accelerate. After three years of full-scale war, aggression and terror, the country's dictator calls on Russian industry to expand ...

Sustainable land management involves using land and natural resources in a way that balances economic, social, and environmental considerations. Preventing the conversion of northern Norway’s scant ...

This warm period 9,500 years ago, known as the Holocene Thermal Maximum, experienced summer temperatures around 8 °C warmer than today, but also a wetter climate. Meanwhile, the 1230 km2 Åsgardfonna - ...

The 245 meter long Unity is sailing under the flag of Gambia, is sanctioned by the EU and might operate without proper insurance. It is not clear why the suspicious 15-years-old oil tanker has ...

The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.

The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.