Russian energy company Gazprom Neft shifts first winter batch of oil from field located above the Arctic Circle. Photo courtesy of Gazprom Neft Gazprom Neft said Friday it made its first ever winter shipment of oil from a field located above the Arctic Circle. The company said 117,280 barrels of crude was shipped on a tanker to European consumers from the Novoportovskoye, or Novy Port, field in the Yamal Peninsula under the escort of an icebreaking ship. Board Chairman Alexander Dyukov said his company has invested “significant funds” in developing a commercial-scale arctic oil operation. “We are continuing to actively develop these projects, and in just a few years they will account for a significant part of Gazprom Neft’s production,” he said in a statement. Greenpeace has objected to Russian efforts to extract oil from the arctic, saying it poses a risk to the pristine ecosystem there. Greenpeace last […]