The Northern Sea Route, 1998
Abstract By any measure, 1998 was a year of conflicting domestic and international interests regarding Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR). The European Union sponsored an international demonstration project using a Finnish tanker during an April and May voyage to the Kara Sea. Russian icebreaker...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400015941 2024-03-03T08:42:02+00:00 The Northern Sea Route, 1998 Brigham, Lawson W. 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400015941 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400015941 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 36, issue 196, page 19-24 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2000 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400015941 2024-02-08T08:25:17Z Abstract By any measure, 1998 was a year of conflicting domestic and international interests regarding Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR). The European Union sponsored an international demonstration project using a Finnish tanker during an April and May voyage to the Kara Sea. Russian icebreakers escorted the tanker, which carried a cargo of gas condensate from the Ob estuary to Europe. The International NSR Programme (INSROP) continued during a fifth year of interdisciplinary research concentrating on the integration of previous results and NSR voyage simulations. Lukoil and Gazprom forged ahead with building their own tanker fleets, while advertisements appeared in the Russian press protesting the use of foreign carriers in the Russian Arctic. In November Lukoil-affiliate companies acquired more than 50% interest in Murmansk Shipping Company, making Lukoil owner of 13% of the Russian merchant marine. Difficult escort operations through heavy ice were conducted late in the year so that Pevek would be supplied with adequate fuel to survive the coming winter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Kara Sea Northern Sea Route Pevek Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Kara Sea Murmansk Pevek ENVELOPE(170.300,170.300,69.703,69.703) Polar Record 36 196 19 24 |
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Abstract By any measure, 1998 was a year of conflicting domestic and international interests regarding Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR). The European Union sponsored an international demonstration project using a Finnish tanker during an April and May voyage to the Kara Sea. Russian icebreakers escorted the tanker, which carried a cargo of gas condensate from the Ob estuary to Europe. The International NSR Programme (INSROP) continued during a fifth year of interdisciplinary research concentrating on the integration of previous results and NSR voyage simulations. Lukoil and Gazprom forged ahead with building their own tanker fleets, while advertisements appeared in the Russian press protesting the use of foreign carriers in the Russian Arctic. In November Lukoil-affiliate companies acquired more than 50% interest in Murmansk Shipping Company, making Lukoil owner of 13% of the Russian merchant marine. Difficult escort operations through heavy ice were conducted late in the year so that Pevek would be supplied with adequate fuel to survive the coming winter. |
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