
Half of the Russian Seismic Exploration Vessels Are Idle Due to Underfunding of Marine Research. Review
Russia has unique seismic research vessels, including ice-class ones, but in the current situation not all of them are used. Half of the domestic geological exploration fleet is idle, which is quite expensive for shipowners – the maintenance of each vessel costs an average of 200 million rubles a year. …

Rosgeo, Bashneftegeofizika And MAGE Signed A “Roadmap” For The Development Of Equipment For Geological Exploration With The Russian Government
The Government of the Russian Federation signed with Rosgeologiya, Bashneftegeofizika and the Marine Arctic Geological Exploration Expedition (MAGE) a roadmap for the development of domestic equipment for geological exploration, an Interfax correspondent reported from the signing ceremony. On the part of the government, the document was signed by First Deputy …
MAGE Expedition Reached the North Pole
Scientific research vessel “Academik Fedorov” accompanied by nuclear “Yamal” ice breaker successfully crossed the North Pole. Marine Arctic Geological Expedition (MAGE) conducts geologic and geophysical works targeting on oil-and-gas prospect assessment of the Russian continental shelf outside a 200-mile zone of the Arctic Ocean. This research results is a part …
The Company Mage Completer Field Work on Black Sea Shelf
Marine Arctic Geological Expedition (JSC MAGE) successfully completed a comprehensive geological and geophysical exploration on the South-Chernomorsky license block for the company RN-Exploration, LLC. Modern research vessel “Polar Marquis” was involved in work. This specific vessel allows successfully towing a record 14 streamer configuration that provided the possibility of obtaining …