When Shell’s prior plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean were challenged by various groups concerned about the impact on the environment and marine life in the region resulting in a lawsuit and a court order for the company to stop drilling, Shell immediately appealed the decision. The big oil company also started […]

Cooperation on Arctic issues will be the new emphasis between Canada and Russia rather than the recently increased rhetoric over Arctic sovereignty, a senior Russian official says.
After some bilateral meetings between the two countries’ foreign ministers, Canada and Russia are “absolutely” on more co-operative footing when it comes to such things as cross-polar air and […]

Oil company Shell and Sovcomflot, which is Russia’s main shipping group, are embarking on a partnership with the hopes of being the forerunner when it comes to shipping liquefied natural gas through the Arctic waters. The two companies have also struck a deal where Shell will charter Sovcomflot’s aframaz oil tankers.

Some Canadian botanists will be going on a month long trip in an isolated corner of the Canadian North in order to gather more than 1,000 plant samples.  The hope is that by gathering these plant samples, they will be able to track some of the impacts of climate change happening in the area.