This article is right off the ESA web site.

While it seems unlikely that a record minimum of sea-ice extent will be set this September, the thinner ice at the start of summer could mean that the actual volume of ice may reach a new low. Rachel Tilling, PhD student at University College London, who is working with the CryoSat data stated, “Readings from CryoSat in October, when the ice starts to refreeze, will confirm this either way.” New dimensions on ice / Living Planet Symposium 2013 / Observing the Earth / Our Activities / ESA

Even PIOMAS (alarmist’s #1 Arctic propaganda tool) shows a 46% increase in ice volume over last year, and the highest in four years.

Well perhaps not a new low. Last year ESA quadrupled Envisat sea level rise rates overnight.