French oil company Total wants Sevmash to participate in the construction of a production ship for the Shtokman project, General Director of the Russian yard confirmed after his meeting with Total CEO Christophe de Margerie.

The Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, has removed nuclear fuel from the retired submarine ?Borisoglebsk?.

The United Russia party in Novodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, has expelled city mayor Ivan Popov from the party following his conflicts with city officials and party colleagues.

In May last year the Russian fish cargo vessel ?Petrozavodsk? ran aground in the coastal cliffs of Bear Island outside Svalbard. The worst scenario for the planned removal of the wreck became reality recently when it broke in two pieces.

Regional contacts with Russia are more and more important for Norway. All three Governors of Northern Norway are heading eastward to strengthen the regions ties with Russia.