Northern Sea Route beckons LNG shippers

Shippers of Russian LNG are gaining interest in the Northern Sea Route. This is the shipping route along Russia?s northern coast from Murmansk in the west and the Bering Strait in the east. There are practical complications of using this route (ice-breaking, seasonal use of the route, accident respo...

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Main Author: Jones, Stan
Corporate Author: Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC)
Document Type: Issue paper
Publisher:Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC)
Date:October 2013
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