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Russian Supreme Court upholds defense official's jailing in Arctic survey embezzlement case

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by the Defense Ministry’s navigation and oceanography department chief Sergey Travin against a 7-year prison sentence for embezzling 70 million rubles ($1 million) allocated for surveying shelf limits in the Arctic Ocean.

12:38 02.12.2019

Four men convicted of $1 mln Arctic shelf limit survey embezzlement

The Leningrad District Military Court convicted four defendants of embezzling 70 million rubles ($1 million) allocated for surveying shelf limits in the Arctic Ocean.

15:00 25.07.2019

Russian court to review another case on embezzlement in Ministry of Defense

A criminal case against employees of Russia’s Ministry of Defense charged with embezzlement of 70 million rubles ($1.1 million) allocated for determining borders of a continental shelf, will be heard by 224 Garrison District Court on July 3.

11:59 02.07.2018

Russian businessman gets 2 years for embezzlement during construction in Arctic

The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced CEO of AS-Engineering company Andrey Panteleyev to 2 years in prison for embezzling over 223 million rubles ($3.4 million) allocated for construction of an air direction center in the Arctic region.

18:37 12.10.2017

Russian authorities seek to establish special ecological prosecutor’s office in Arctic

Russian General Prosecutor’s Office is working to establish specialized prosecutor’s office for supervision over the implementation of ecological legislation in the Arctic.

10:57 25.04.2017

Gazprom, Shell sign Arctic Shelf development deal

Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom and the Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell have signed a tentative deal to develop hydrocarbons in the Russian Arctic.

11:55 09.04.2013

Gazprom Neft and Shell plan to sign Arctic shelf agreement

Gazprom's oil producing subsidiary and Royal Dutch Shell plan to sign a framework agreement to jointly develop offshore projects in the Arctic, a source at the Kremlin told journalists.

13:27 05.04.2013

Russia publishes draft law on development of Arctic zone

A draft federal law on Russia's Arctic zone was published on Wednesday on the Regional Development Ministry's website. The ministry will serve as the coordinator and the authorized federal executive body responsible for the Arctic's development.

16:57 23.01.2013