Russian tanker hits ice 300 miles from Nome
By MARY PEMBERTON, Associated Press, Anchorage Daily News, January 7th, 2012
VOYAGE TO NOME: Winter fuel oil delivery to coast would be a first.
A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Alaska city that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter's end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea.
The Oil that comes in from the cold
Humberto Marquez, Interpress Service, Nation of Change, Dec 30, 2011
“Between 13 and 20 percent of the undiscovered oil on the planet is under the Arctic ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).”
Korean firm a possible Mackenzie pipeline bidder
The Canadian Press, Jul 18, 2011
Korea's state-owned natural gas company may be interested in snapping up Royal Dutch Shell PLC's stake in the Mackenzie Valley pipeline, an energy consultant said Monday.
Shell pulls the pin on Mackenzie Delta
David Ebner and Tim Kiladze, Globe and Mail, Jul. 15, 2011
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A-N71.900.590.83%) is giving up on the Mackenzie Delta, pulling out of the region 38 years after it first discovered a massive deposit of natural gas.
Exhausted global oil supplies make Arctic the new hydrocarbon frontier
Terry Macalister, guardian.co.uk, 5 July 2011
The rich, cream-and-chocolate room furnishings, delicate finger foods and "speed networking" sessions at the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel in Knightsbridge, London, are just what you would expect from an oil industry get-together.
Britain's richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine
Terry Macalister, guardian.co.uk, 4 July 2011
Lakshmi Mittal's 'mega-mine' is believed to be the largest mineral extraction project in the region but threatens unique wildlife
Britain's richest man is planning a giant new opencast mine 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle in a bid to extract a potential $23bn (£14bn) worth of iron ore.
Oil industry outlines cleanup strategy for Arctic spill
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE, Globe and Mail, Jun. 09, 2011
As the oil and gas industry works to convince Canada’s energy regulator that it can safely drill in the Arctic’s deep waters, it is proposing some creative – and controversial – methods to clean up spills in sea ice: using fires set from helicopters to burn oil and even the propeller blades of icebreakers to disperse it.
Danish commandoes wade into Greenpeace Arctic oil protest
John Vidal, guardian.co.uk, May 24, 2011
Armed forces called in to prevent environmentalists interfering with Cairn Energy's exploration of Arctic waters
A battle for the Earth’s last remaining frontier
by Philip Radford, Grist, 10 May 2011
There are clear signs that a new Arctic oil rush has begun. Earlier this month, Shell submitted plans to the U.S. government for new drilling in the icy waters off Alaska's north coast, and now a Scottish company has won permission to take a similar gamble near Greenland. Tomorrow, Hillary Clinton will fly to the picturesque town of Nuuk in Greenland to discuss how spill response equipment might work in one of the world's most extreme and beautiful environments. I can save her the trip -- it won't.
Russia Embraces Risky Offshore Arctic Drilling
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS, New York Times, February 15, 2011
MOSCOW — The Arctic Ocean is a forbidding place for oil drillers. But that is not stopping Russia from jumping in — or Western oil companies from eagerly following.
ICC set to meet on resource development
NUNATSIAQ NEWS, February 9, 2011
Inuit leaders will seek a common position on resource development
Inuit from Canada, Alaska. Greenland and Russia plan to meet in Ottawa at the Chateau Laurier hotel Feb. 23 to Feb. 24 24, the Inuit Circumpolar Council announced Feb. 8.
Say ‘no’ to taxpayers’ dollars for northern pipeline
Lorne Gunter, National Post, December 19, 2010
National Energy Board Approves Mackenzie Gas Project
News Release, National Energy Board, 16 December 2010
CALGARY ― The National Energy Board (NEB) today approved the applications for the construction and operation of the Mackenzie Gas Project through Canada’s North.
Battle over Arctic Alaska refuge heats up again in Washington
By ERIKA BOLSTAD, Alaska Daily News, December 7th, 2010
OIL: Designation as wilderness or national monument would prevent future development.
Ottawa sets up Arctic marine park
Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail, December 6, 2010
The federal Conservative government will establish the boundaries of a new marine park in Lancaster Sound, an area rich with wildlife where proposed seismic testing was halted at the last minute this summer after court action by the local Inuit.
Methane seeping from Siberian ice a climate concern
By ARTHUR MAX, The Associated Press, November 22, 2010
CHERSKY, Russia — The Russian scientist shuffles across the frozen lake, scuffing aside ankle-deep snow until he finds a cluster of bubbles trapped under the ice. With a cigarette lighter in one hand and a knife in the other, he lances the ice like a blister. Methane whooshes out and bursts into a thin blue flame.
Imperial wants extension for Arctic drilling
SHAWN McCARTHY, Globe and Mail, Nov. 11, 2010
Imperial Oil Ltd. (IMO-T38.35-0.32-0.83%) wants more time to fulfill its ambitious drilling commitments in the far north, noting that two years have been lost while the National Energy Board struggles with rules for Arctic drilling.
The Last Great Water Fight
by Chris Wood, The Walrus, October 2010
The battle for the northern headwaters of the Mackenzie River
Avatar on Earth
Fuel tanker runs aground in Northwest Passage
Globe and Mail, Sep. 02, 2010
A fuel tanker loaded with 9 million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the Northwest Passage, Canadian coast guard officials confirmed Thursday.
The Canadian-registered vessel, named 'Nanny,' hit a sandbar Wednesday in the area near Simpson Strait, Nunavut. It was carrying supplies to Northern communities.
Mackenzie pipeline talks should be open: panel
CBC News, September 1, 2010
Review body accuses federal government of not being transparent
Greenland happy to be the new oil frontier
Terry Macalister, guardian.co.uk, 24 August 2010
Cairn Energy's gas find sparks hopes that Greenland can ditch its reliance on fishing and tourism
Cairn confirms Greenland oil find
Richard Wray, guardian.co.uk, 24 August 2010
• Cairn says well has found gas and oil-bearing sands in Arctic
• Greenpeace ship already in area protesting against drilling
Arctic villages stop seismic tests as Canada mulls oil future
By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers, August 18, 2010
WASHINGTON — Above the Arctic Circle in Canada near Greenland, five Inuit villages have won a court order that blocks a German icebreaker from conducting seismic tests of an underwater region that abounds with marine life — and possibly with oil, gas and minerals.
Nunavut judge blocks seismic testing in Lancaster Sound
Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail, August 08, 2010
Major ruling sides with Inuit warnings of risks to marine animals and cultural heritage
Canada’s Inuit scored a major legal victory Sunday after a Nunavut court found that a long-planned Arctic scientific study posed too many dangers to northern marine animals and the people that depend on them.
A pawn in a gas game
Diane Francis, Interview, National Post, July 9, 2010
Nellie Cournoyea is chairwoman and chief executive of the $300-million Inuvialuit Regional Corp., which has investments in construction, pipelines, trucking, airlines and real estate. She is the former premier of the Northwest Territories and also an ardent and passionate spokeswoman for her region.
