... could expand its shipbuilding activities by specializing in the construction of icebreakers, fishing vessels, and other ships designed to operate in Arctic conditions. Additionally, Turkish companies could target important infrastructure projects in the Russian Arctic, such as LNG facilities, ports, and transportation networks. The energy sector also offers promising opportunities for Turkey. By participating in projects such as the electrification of drilling rigs and other energy infrastructure initiatives in the Arctic, Turkish companies could increase their involvement and investment ...
... one country and one shipping route. Indian petroleum companies have significant investments in Siberia and Sakhalin, so the Arctic is also a promising option. However, India is weighing all its options carefully. India has also realized the criticality of long-term contracts and the need to negotiate to achieve India's energy security needs.
How is Russia-India cooperation on the NSR project progressing? What exactly are the most promising areas for bilateral cooperation?
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... energy security.
Solving its own energy problems in the remote regions of the AZRF, Russia intends to site a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) in Pevek (Chukotka). Currently... ... route. There has been a significant increase in the activity of ports connected with energy commodities supplies: Sabetta (Novatek), Novy Port (Gazpromneft) and Varandei... ... terminal in Kamchatka. The terminal will be built in the
Bechevinskaya
Bay, where Arctic LNG will be transhipped to customers’ vessels and subsequently delivered to...
... and favourable anticipated lion’s share of natural reserves. In the official document the 'Russian national security strategy to 2020' the Arctic receives a lot of attention as a major source of revenue for the state, mainly from energy production and maritime transport. A main goal is to transform the Arctic into Russia’s top strategic base for natural resources by 2020, and preserve the country’s role as a leading Arctic power. Interestingly, this strategy in contrast to some rhetoric in the past and earlier documents avoids 'hard-power' ...
... and, at the same time, not to cross the red line which would go beyond the acceptance of the general public. Greenpeace activists demonstrate in front of the Russian consulate general in Hong Kong Friday to protest the detention of its activists by Russia's authorities. Photo: AP RD: What is more reasonable today - to focus on environmental challenges and to work on environmental projects or to invest into energy projects in the Arctic? A.Z.: Everything here is important because everything is very much interlinked. The Arctic ecosystems have been very much under shock over the past decades because of the climate change which affects both ecosystems and biological diversity. At ...
