Russia plans a significant expansion of its LNG fleet, with vessels set for Arctic operations. 🚢

A draft plan aims to increase LNG vessels sevenfold by 2035 (from 15 to 107). For context, 641 LNG ships were operating globally last year. This isn't great news for the climate.

#LNG #Arctic

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Irkutsk-based company "Angara" in February lost a court case banning industrial logging in the upper reaches of the Amga River in the Sakha Republic. Yet in April, social media footage showed their logging equipment still operating in the area. 🧵

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5/6 Arctic development remains slow as sanctions limit tech access, making production unprofitable—yet this development is essential for meeting Russian Energy Strategy targets.

5/6 Arctic shelf and hard-to-recover reserves require complex services previously provided by Western companies. Russia has started producing rotary steerable systems but customers still prefer scarce foreign equipment. Novak expects near-complete import substitution by 2027.

1/6 Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov called Russia's goal to produce 540M tons of oil annually by 2030-2050 "realistic" – but only with effective cooperation between oil companies, related industries, and the government.

Often, we hear about the plans of the Kremlin for the development of the Russian Arctic. But what is the Russian population thinking about the Arctic and its development. Camille Lin explains why seemingly contradictory results still make sense. #Arctic #development
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Hidden Arctic stakeholders: #Belarus, a close authoritarian ally of Russia, is increasing its footprint in the Russian Arctic. From supplying machinery to participating in oil & gas projects.
New #Arctida ’s research: arctida.io/projects/Str... #Arctic #Russia