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Published: Feb. 10, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis: Join The Straits Times\'s associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

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In this episode, he hosts Vitaly Yermakov, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies to discuss the Arctic Route and what it implies, especially for the energy business.

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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02:34 Why is Russia so keen on the Northern Sea Route (NSR)?

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04:50 The realistic possibilities for the NSR to develop into a major trade artery to Asia

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08:06 The implications for the energy industry if oil and gas supplies could be shipped from Russia to Asia through the Arctic Route

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10:47 The geopolitics between Russia and China

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13:40 Potential opportunities that could be exploited from the opening of the Arctic Route, which could have implications for Asian port cities such as Singapore and Colombo.

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Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai and Fa\'izah Sani

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Edited by: Teo Tong Kai & Fa\'izah Sani

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