Eni and Rosneft have begun their seismic prospecting at their Barents Sea joint licences.
The companies are conducting 2D seismic surveys at the licences in the Fedynsky and Central Barents fields. Both are in the ice-free part of the Russian offshore barents Sea.
Environmental and fishery studies, along with gravity and magnetic measurements, will be carried out across 9950 km areas.
Eni and Rosneft formed joint venture companies to operate the Russian offshore projects, with Rosneft holding a 66.67% stake and Eni holding the remaining 33.33% stake.