Energy

The U.S. government plans to hold another oil and gas lease auction in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, following two prior sales with little industry interest and drawing criticism from anti‑drilling advocates.

U.S. officials will hold a lease sale for oil and gas in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this Friday, a test of the Trump administration’s push to expand energy development in the state.

The move permits oil and gas exploration in the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, expanding U.S. energy development into protected Arctic wetlands.

The Trump administration plans to lease the Arctic Refuge for oil drilling, potentially opening a protected wildlife area to extraction activities.

The Trump administration will announce the outcome of the latest oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that could reshape conservation and energy policy in the region.

The Trump administration is set to auction portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that signals renewed focus on oil and gas development in the region.

Putin's decree lets Nordline take over the French stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project, prompting TotalEnergies to consider exiting.

Russia has approved the sale of TotalEnergies' 10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project to a Russian company, allowing the French supermajor to exit a sanctioned operation.

The letter warns that if Alberta secedes, the Northwest Territories could have to rely on Alberta as a foreign partner for critical health, technical, and transportation services, threatening Arctic logistics.

TotalEnergies has received Kremlin approval to sell its 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2 to a Novatek subsidiary, boosting Novatek's share to 70% and altering control of the Arctic LNG facility amid sanctions and incomplete production.

Putin cleared TotalEnergies' exit from the Arctic LNG 2 LNG complex, a project already hindered by sanctions, vessel shortages, and export restrictions.

Putin's decree permits TotalEnergies to sell its 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2 to Nordline, a move that could open a major Western exit from Russia’s Arctic gas project amid sanctions‑driven shipping challenges.

Europe is revising its stance on Arctic oil and gas, with the EU’s closed policy consultation driven by concerns over the sector.

BLM's planned auction of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could expose polar bear cubs to seismic testing and other disturbances from oil and gas development.

Becky Windt Pearson will leave Anchorage’s municipal manager role to head legal affairs for Glenfarne Group, while Bill Falsey will take over as municipal manager.

Arctic LNG 2 modules shipped from China to Russia, indicating progress on Novatek’s LNG project and a potential boost to Arctic energy infrastructure.

Greenland Energy’s Jameson Land exploration is limited to preliminary surveys, not drilling, and would only drill after years of assessments, countering Washington’s claim of rapid production.

Fayard in Odense is the sole EU shipyard slated to dry‑dock up to six of Russia’s Arc7 LNG carriers this year, a role that may end when 2027 sanctions halt European maritime services for Russian LNG vessels.

French marines boarded the Iranian‑linked tanker Tagor after it had transshipped Russian Arctic oil extracted by Lukoil from Kola Bay.