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Greenpeace Arctic Investigations. Intel, news & insight on the (oil) dynamics in/around the melting Arctic. Got info? Mail at [email protected] or DM us.

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🤝 @SeadrillLtd has been awarded a contract for drilling two exploration wells for Equinor in the Barents Sea by use of the West Hercules. We're now looking forward to continuing our cooperation with this rig.

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GP Arctic Watch retweeted
The fall refreeze is becoming more widespread across the #Arctic. Late season sea ice losses in the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas have extended the melt season through this week. I will post the total minimum extent numbers within the next few days.
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Canada to file Arctic continental shelf submission in 2019: Global Affairs Canada bit.ly/2MGDNUa
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sea ice extent in the #Arctic 17 Sept 2018 on left, on right difference from 1989-93 mean on same day. Reds are less sea ice. Very low in Northern Kara Sea and Chukchi Sea
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Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic bit.ly/2PLtkIL
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The dirty reality of seismic surveys in Russia; Lukoil-Komi violated another promise given to local residents savepechora.ru/page.php?p=31…
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Extreme weather in Europe linked to less sea ice and warming in the Barents Sea theconversation.com/extreme-… @BangorUni #climatechange
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Cutting edge TopSeis seismic technology and unique work methods are bringing @lundinpetroleum closer to new discoveries in the southern Barents Sea. lundin-norway.no/2018/08/21/…
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This is the lowest area for this day of the year in our records dating back to 1967.
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The #Svalbard #seaice area from the ice chart for 22nd Aug 2018 is 123,065 sq km. This is 105,139 sq km below the 1981-2010 average. #Arctic
Maersk is about to launch the first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia – a move to find an alternative to the Suez Canal. on.ft.com/2PsNoAA
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GP Arctic Watch retweeted
Svalbard #polarbears may be one of the early populations to disappear. Bears there are part of the Barents Sea population & this area is losing sea ice at a phenomenal rate. I studied the bears there in 1996-2002: a lot of my former study area is no longer polar bear habitat.
The remarkably low #Arctic sea ice conditions around Svalbard continue...
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Another audit by Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority @ptilnorge from @eni's Goliat platform in the Barents Sea once again results in finding failings with emergency preparedness and following up of earlier incidents psa.no/audit-reports/audit-o…
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"In addition, improvement points were observed concerning the use of lifting equipment, scaffolding, fire team radio communication, alternative mustering station for response teams and changes to emergency preparedness functions in the offshore period."
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how many more shortcomings and safety issues will @ptilnorge allow at the Goliat floating production unit in the Barents Sea?
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