The final decision about access of Zarubezhneft to independent shelf operation has not been admitted as yet

The final decision about access of Zarubezhneft to independent shelf operation has not been admitted as yet whereas the company has the grounds for that in the opinion of the state authorities, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology D. Khramov says. They have already received applications for the shelf sites from the company.

Zarubezhneft  will get the shelf licenses after completion of attesting of its subsidiary Arcticmorneftegazrazvedka for the work at the Arctic shelf. Currently only Gazprom and Rosneft have access to shelf.