21 Jun 2012 14:34

Rosneft, Statoil to sign deal on joining Norwegian projects Thurs

ST.PETERSBURG. June 21 (Interfax) - Rosneft and Statoil will sign an agreement on the Russian company joining projects in the Norwegian section of the Barents Sea on Thursday, Rosneft's president, Igor Sechin, said at the economic forum in St Petersburg.

Rosneft will also sign agreements on the development of the Russian Arctic shelf, Sechin said.

"Today at this forum we are signing two full-scale agreements in this area: with Eni on the development of several blocks on the Russian Arctic shelf and with Statoil on the joint exploration and development of the Norwegian shelf," he said.