Unusually Thick Sea Ice to Make for Challenging Shipping on Northern Sea Route This Summer Unusual amounts of multiyear ice in the Laptev and Siberian Sea could lead to difficult summer navigation along parts of Russia’s Northern Sea Route this summer, says the country’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.
Rosneft is Drilling for Oil and Gas in East Arctic Waters The Russian drillshipBavenitis heading to the Laptev Sea to drill wells in order to explore the potential for oil and gas extraction in the area.
Large Parts of Arctic Ocean See Delayed Refreeze With Sea Ice at Record Low After the Arctic Ocean recorded its second-lowest summer ice minimum last month, conditions have grown worse across the region. Large parts of the Arctic Ocean, which historically should be covered in new sea ice by now, remain largely ice free.
