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On Wednesday 18 May, the Norwegian Government officially granted ten exploration licenses to oil and gas companies to operate in the Barents Sea. Norwegian Petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien presided over an official ceremony marking the 23rd Licensing Round in Hammerstein.
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On Thursday May 19th, Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the US Arctic Executive Steering Committee, will be giving a live webinar lecture at 12:00 noon EDT (UTC-4) about the activities of the U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee and the upcoming White House Arctic Science Ministerial planned for September 28th.
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On Friday May 13th, US President Barack Obama and leaders from Nordic countries visiting Washington DC agreed to apply strict environmental standards and climate change goals to commercial activities undertaken in the Arctic.
Read more: Obama and Nordic Leaders Agree on Environmental Standards for Commercial Arctic Activity
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With March 2016 seeing the second lowest Arctic Sea Ice maximum extent since 1979, and with sea ice conditions already at record lows for this time of year, there is already talk that September 2016 may see another record low Arctic sea ice minimum extent.
Read more: Satellites Tracking Arctic Sea Ice Show Signs of Age
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The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are hosting the third annual Polar Prediction Workshop on 4-6 May 2016 at the Sea Ice Outlook in Palisades, New York, USA.
Read more: 2016 Polar Prediction Workshop to Be Live Streamed