News & Press Releases
21 April 2013
Arctic sea ice extent in March 2013 averaged 15.04 million square kilometers (5.81 million square miles). This is 710,000 kilometers (274,000 square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 average extent, and 610,000 square kilometers (236,000 square miles) above the record low for the month, which happened in 2006.
19 April 2013
Diplomats and fisheries officials from five Arctic states will meet in Washington later this month to discuss regulations on commercial fishing near the North Pole.
18 April 2013
Today, 18th of April at the University of Akureyri in northern Iceland, Anthony Speca gave speech on Nunavut, Greenland and politics of resource revenues. Another lecture from The Arctic Lecture series, organised by the University of Akureyri, touched upon economic situation in Canadian North and Greenland. Mr Speca highlighted that the idea that Nunavut could one day put more into Confederation than it takes out is not a flight of fancy.
18 April 2013
Construction of Sabetta port, a key component in the huge Yamal LNG project, is now planned to start this summer.
17 April 2013
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2013 Arctic Energy Summit has been extended to April 30th.
16 April 2013
Yesterday, Iceland's President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced establishment of a new assembly for international cooperation on Arctic issues that can give non-Arctic countries like China, India and Singapore a forum for influence in the region.
15 April 2013
University of Tromsø in northern Norway has now announced the establishment of new Law of the Sea center.
12 April 2013
In a big blow to Arctic exploration, Conoco's offshore-drilling program was put on hold.
11 April 2013
Today, Wednesday 11th of April in the capital city of Reykjavik Nordic Film Festival begins.
10 April 2013
Yesterday, 9th of April 2013, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, supervised the signing of memorandum on cooperation on Arctic shelf between representatives of Gazprom and Dutch Royal Shell.
10 April 2013
Jokkmok Winter Conference's 2013 Report is now available for the download free of charge.
9 April 2013
Arctic Energy Summit calls for papers. The opportunity for submission expires on April 15th. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and insights with your peers at the premier Arctic energy event. We welcome submissions that directly address the conference theme.
8 April 2013
EUROFLEETS2 which is a EU funded project providing scientists with 200 fully funded days of ship-time and 104 fully funded days of marine equipment to carry out ship-based research activities within any field of marine sciences.
5 April 2013
Marine and Coastal Culture Tourism in Northern Territories - Akureyri Iceland - 18-19th June
A conference that will focus on the fishing environment in northern territories will take place in the University of Akureyri, 18-19 June 2013. The conference is organised by the Stefansson Arctic Institute in collaboration with the University of Akureyri Research Centre, NORA, the Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, Norwegian Seafood Centre and the Icelandic Lighthouse Society.
4 April 2013
The Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) strikes a deal with Rosneft over the exploration of three fields in the Barents and Pechora Seas.
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