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Equinor halts gas leak at Hammerfest LNG plant

Upstream Online 01 Jun 2023
... will resume at the facility, which receives and processes gas from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea ... Norway puts Barents Sea gas pipeline back on agenda Barents Sea oil discovery confirmed.
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Production suspended: Equinor stops gas leak at Hammerfest LNG plant

Upstream Online 01 Jun 2023
The company said in a statement that “normalization is under way” but added that is too early to determine when LNG output will resume at the facility, which receives and processes gas from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea ... No injuries were reported ... Norway puts Barents Sea gas pipeline back on agenda Barents Sea oil discovery confirmed ... .
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Equinor sets date to resume production at Hammerfest LNG

Upstream Online 01 Jun 2023
The plant in northern Norway, which receives and processes gas from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea, was forced to halt production on Wednesday following a gas leak at the facility. About 100 people were present at the plant when the incident occured ... Norway puts Barents Sea gas pipeline back on agenda Barents Sea oil discovery confirmed ... .
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Equinor says production at Hammerfest LNG to resume on June 8

Natural Gas World 01 Jun 2023
The facility will be unavailable until 2100 GMT on June 8, according to a message posted via the transparency page of Norwegian gas infrastructure operator Gassco ... At Melkoeya, gas is piped in from the offshore Snoehvit field, 160 km (100 miles) away in the Barents Sea ... ....
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Faroe Islands Restrict Russian Access to Its Ports

Moscow Times 01 Jun 2023
Maintenance services will be prohibited and the purchase of goods restricted ... The agreement, renewed annually since 1977, lays out quotas on several species — including cod, haddock, whiting and herring — in the Barents Sea for Faroese fishermen and off the Faroe Islands for Russians ... ....
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"Direct Window Into Earth": Underwater Volcano Discovered In Barents Sea

NDTV 31 May 2023
The volcano has a diametre of 7 metres and is 2.5 metres high, and it continuously emits fluids rich in methane ... .
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Scientists discover rare methane-spewing underwater volcano in Norwegian waters

Sott 31 May 2023
... Bear Island, or Bj�rn�ya, in the Barents Sea, which continuously spews methane and mud.
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‘Russian spy’ whale spotted off Swedish coast

Independent online (SA) 31 May 2023
The sighting of a large white whale carrying a camera harness in Norway a few years ago fuelled suspicions that it was being used for espionage ... Petersburg." ... Moscow has never commented officially on the matter ... The Barents Sea and the North Atlantic are strategic regions for Western and Russian navies, which have deployed submarines in the region.
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Equinor says leak at Hammerfest LNG plant stopped

Reuters 31 May 2023
Companies. Equinor ASAFollow. TotalEnergies SEFollow. Wintershall Dea AGFollow ... "The leak occurred in connection with a valve in one of the plant’s cooling circuits ... "There were 98 people present at the factory when the incident occurred ... At Melkoeya, gas is piped in from the offshore Snoehvit field, 160 km (100 miles) away in the Barents Sea.
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Underwater volcano erupting with mud, fluids discovered in Barents Sea

India Today 30 May 2023
Underwater volcano erupting with mud fluids discovered in Barents Sea ... .
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Russian ‘spy’ whale Hvaldimir spotted off Sweden coast

Al Jazeera 30 May 2023
Directorate officials said at the time that the whale may have escaped an enclosure, and may have been trained by the Russian navy, as it appeared to be accustomed to humans ... Jorgen Ree Wiig/Sea Surveillance Service/NTB Scanpix via Reuters] ... The Barents Sea is a strategic geopolitical area where Western and Russian submarine movements are monitored ... .
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Russian 'spy' whale surfaces in Sweden ​

Manila Bulletin 30 May 2023
###### FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 26, 2019 released by Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (Sea Surveillance Service) shows a white whale wearing a ... The Barents Sea is a strategic geopolitical area where Western and Russian submarine movements are monitored.
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‘Lonely’ whale which ‘was trained as Russian spy’ seen off coast of Sweden

Metro UK 30 May 2023
A beluga whale believes to have been trained by the Russian Navy has been spotted in Sweden (Picture. AFP). A harness-wearing whale suspected of being trained as a spy by the Russian Navy has reappeared off the coast of Sweden ... More. Trending ... The Barents Sea is a strategic geopolitical area where Western and Russian submarine movements are monitored.
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“Russian spy” whale surfaces off Sweden, fueling more guesswork

Sandhills Express 29 May 2023
Stockholm — A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden’s coast, an organization following him said Monday ... Linn Saether / AP ... The Barents Sea is a strategic geopolitical area where Western and Russian submarine movements are monitored ... .
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Russian 'spy' whale surfaces in SwedenOn Sunday, he was observed in Hunnebostrand, off Sweden's southwestern coast

Deccan Herald 29 May 2023
A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden's coast, an organisation following him said Monday ... The Barents Sea is a strategic geopolitical area where Western and Russian submarine movements are monitored ... Sign Up ... Check out all newsletters ... spy.

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