Exploration & Production

Norway and Russia sign deal on seismic data acquisition

Norway's petroleum minister and his Russian counterpart have signed an agreement on the acquisition of seismic data in the former ‘grey zone’ between the two countries in the Barents Sea.
By Staff reporter 26 October 2018 0 33079

Norwegian Petroleum Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Kobylkin signed an agreement on Thursday on the acquisition of seismic data in the former ‘grey zone’ between the two countries in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian government said in a note.

Norway and Russia are mapping the seabed on their respective sides of the Barents. Under the new deal, Russian and Norwegian seismic vessels will be allowed to cross the borderline between the two countries and use their seismic equipment to gather...